From CollegeRecruiter.com’s Sample Interview Questions for Those Hiring Millennials:
William recommends that interviewers “incorporate more personal questions that expose a candidate’s personality, work ethic, and personal motivations” because “how a person approaches life is often indicative of how they’d approach work.” He therefore recommends rephrasing typical interview questions in a way that they better apply to the personal lives of your candidates. Sample interview questions in this area include:
- How do you primarily communicate with friends? How often?
- When you have a dilemma to solve, how do you approach it?
- How do you spend your free time? (Do you prefer doing activities solo, with friends, or in groups?)
Excellent advice for interviewing a Gen Y candidate. The questions will lead to revealing insight into the candidate. The secondary benefit that now you appear to be speaking their language which is valuable in itself.
If you were to tie these questions to an assessment, you would have an in-depth view of this candidate like you have never seen.