Random Interview Question Generator<\/a> that not only generates questions but provides specific advice on how to respond to the questions. The site also provides advice on how to handle illegal questions like, “Do you have children, and if so, how will you handle daycare?”<\/p>\nNeedless to say I was intrigued so I decided to try it. Wow. It is a powerful tool to prep a candidate but it also contained some amusing questions. My favorite one – “Why is there fuzz on a tennis ball?” Now maybe this question is important for someone interviewing with Penn or Prince, but I don’t know why anyone would ask a question like that in a typical interview.<\/p>\n
My point is simple – if the candidates are taking the time to thoroughly prepare for an interview, so should you. Think about the key success indicators for the position, why the position exists and then structure the majority of your questions around these areas. Please, please<\/em>, do not attempt to “wing it” through an interview or you won’t see the real candidate sitting across from you.<\/p>\nAnd no, I do not know the answer to the fuzz on a tennis ball question.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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