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Ten Tough Job Interview Questions For Small Business Employers and Hiring Managers

Most job seekers go through lots of job interviews and have learned to tell if you know what you are doing. If you are one of those business owners or hiring managers that feel like you are not getting enough from your job interviews, help is on the way. These ten interview questions will give you the opportunity to be consistent and objective while conducting a professional interview. What you learn from each person will help you make better hiring decisions.

Before you use the questions consider these tips.

Be consistent and objective with your interviews.
Consider an interview as a test. Each person gets the same questions and you grade them on their responses.
Any other questions you may think of during the interview are bonus questions and may vary from person to person.
After you have asked these questions quiz the person on job specific or technical questions.
Look at each question and think about what you would like for the "right" or ideal answer to be for your hiring situation
Always have a interview close statement handy when you are ready to end the interview.
Make sure you don't ask any illegal questions.

Interview Questions

1. What did you like most about your last job?
2. What did you like the least?
3. What did you dislike about any of your past supervisors?
4. What can you do for us that someone else can't?
5. Tell me about a time you had to solve a tough problem to get the job done?
6. Why did you leave your last job?
7. Have you ever had a problem with a co-worker and how did you handle it? Or how do you handle conflict at work?
8. What motivates you to work at your best level?
9. How has your education or work experience prepared you for this job?
10. Why should I hire you?

Sample Interview Close Statement Ideas

1. Thank you for coming in for this interview. I have several others I must talk to. After those interviews we will be in touch with the person we want to consider hiring.
2. We expect to be hiring in about 2 weeks. I have to interview other people before a decision is made. We will be in touch with the person we want to consider hiring.
3. I appreciate your time spent in this interview. If we decide to contact you after I interview the other people on my list when would you be available to start work?

Article by Roc Walker for GeorgiaJobWatch.com