Back in 2006, I published a Special Report titled More than 50 Great Interview Questions to Ask a Gen Y Applicant. The questions were gathered from hundreds submitted by clients, readers of my books, and HR managers from a wide variety of companies and organizations across multiple industries.
Now that the focus of my work has shifted from Generation Why to developing the 7 essential core work work ethic values that every employer demands, I’m going to replace the existing set of questions to one that lists The 50 Best Interview Questions to Determine an Applicant’s Work Ethic (i.e. their aptitude, habits, and behaviors in those 7 crucial core work ethic areas.)
This will be a crowd-sourced project which means that these questions will again come from those who are actively in-the-trenches, recruiting, interviewing, and hiring employees on a regular basis. When this project is completed, the resulting Special Report will be available for purchase on my website and via Amazon as a downloadable PDF. ($29).
However, if you contribute a question(s) that is published in this report, you will receive it for FREE before it is offered to the general public!
Play Along! Submit a question(s) that help you determine whether or not the applicant being interviewed will:
- show up to work on time (RELIABILITY)
- be dressed/groomed and conduct themselves appropriately (PROFESSIONALISM)
- perform any task asked of them with a positive ‘can do’ attitude (POSITIVITY)
- give their very best to every assignment and always look to add value (INITIATIVE)
- comply with your rules and adhere to the authority of their managers (RESPECT)
- tell the truth and act with honor in all situations (INTEGRITY)
- go out of their way to provide the kind of service that delights every customer (GRATITUDE)
SAMPLE QUESTIONS:
Tell me about a time when you were given a project at school/work that you didn’t fully understand how to complete, or the teacher/supervisor wasn’t descriptive enough on what was expected. How did you go about making sure the project was completed? (Determines initiative, and attitude.)
We don’t allow employees to have a cell phone with them during their shifts. Do you think this is a reasonable request? How are you going to deal with this policy? (Determines their professionalism and respect for rules/authority).
If a customer were to get in your face and scream at you for something that was not your fault, how would you react? (Determines gratitude/service mentality and positivity.)
The report will also will provide suggestions as to what responses the interviewer should be looking for, and what responses may trigger a concern.
PRIVACY – To protect your identity, we will not publish the source of any of these questions. (Neither your name or the company you work for will be made public to anyone.)
Submit questions via email to: christie@EricChester.com.
It will be exciting to see what results this tremendous community creates!
