How Do You Rattle a Candidate Out of Their Comfort Zone? | No BS Hiring Advice
By Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter
During an interview, how do you rattle the candidate out of his comfort zone a bit and see how he handles the scenario?
Someone asked me a question during an interview– how do you rattle the candidate out of his/her comfort zone a bit and see how they handle the scenario?” Great question.
Let me give you my answer. You don’t. Why do you want to rattle the candidate? For sport?
You say you want to see how they handle this scenario. Why don’t you just ask them about a previous situation where they did that?
Too many people think that you’re supposed to play games with people and with their attitudes, and personalities. Test them out. It’s the theory behind some of the hedge fund brain teaser questions that are just absolutely insane like how much money do I have in my pocket? Okay, and you need to know that because you want to see how you freak the person out and how they respond to that? That’s conceptually what it’s about . . . But what’s the point? Seriously, what’s the point?
You are so much better off being in a situation where you just asked someone about previous instances and then verify. Game playing is unnecessary. You just need to be honest with folks and tell them what they’re stepping into. If you really have a chaotic situation why don’t you just tell them you have a chaotic situation instead of having to go through this game. Seriously hiring people doesn’t have to be complicated. You make it more complicated.
Using this kind of game is another one of those dumb instances where companies think that this is the smart way to do it. It isn’t.
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