Niki’s piece on interviewers not being up for the job of recruiting well caught my eye, as it would, being a professional in the recruitment industry, living and working in the Capital, an avid reader of the Evening Standard and an expert talent hunter on a mission to ensure the best candidates are placed right first time.
In her piece, in the paper last week, Niki quoted some of the strangest interview questions; here are some she used, below:
As a consultant I like to be tested by interviewees and I recently came across similar themes in a blog from James Caan that was published via the Entrepreneurs’ Business Academy blog, an organisation of which I am a member.
I thought that the points he made were so on message and relevant and it is my pleasure to share them with you here:
We receive many testimonials from our clients and it is my pleasure to share this one in our blog.
“I am a freelance artist and like most artists, in order to meet the cost of living, I must work a ‘real job’. I’ve a lot to thank the temping world for; it’s paid my bills, kept a roof over my head and put food on my table. In the five years that I have been temping, I have worked for a number of agencies – one of them once referred to me as a ‘career temp’ (a hard term – hard to swallow but true). So when David Alan asked me to tell them about my experience from the ‘other side’ I felt more than qualified!
I’ve just returned from a trip to South Africa and while the holiday was great, I have to admit, I’happy to be back at work. Yes, I’m one of those ‘love your job types’ and I count myself lucky to be like this.
I really like the people side of my industry. From meeting new clients to reconnecting with past candidates, I enjoy finding out what makes people tick.
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