I have an interview tomorrow

[whisky]

And for the first time ever, I'm the guy doing the interview.

This seems so unatural to me, I've been a manager for a while now, but never had to hire anyone before.

 

[USUC]

Have your questions somewhat lined up?
Hopefully it’s common knowledge for anyone in management today what you CAN’T legally ask. In my former HR role, I had to try to ensure managers didn’t ask questions that would subject us to discrimination in hiring suits. There’s a whole bunch of questions that are off limits. Know those.

 

[whisky]

We have an approved list that we pick from.

 

[CaptainWacky]

Did you ask if the interviewee has metal feet?

 

[whisky]

That wasn't on the approved list, and he didn't volunteer the information.

 

[Dr Dave]

That's suspicious…

 

[Mirah]

I kind of enjoy interviewing.

Also I wonder if your approved questions are the same as our approved questions? Like we couldn't ask about family, marital status, age, religion, etc etc

 

[Volpone]

Oh. It was a dude. Well there goes both my questions. ("Just how badly do you *want* this job?" and "On a scale of 1-10, how would you rate my penis?")

 

[whisky]

I kind of enjoy interviewing.

Also I wonder if your approved questions are the same as our approved questions? Like we couldn't ask about family, marital status, age, religion, etc etc

We can't as that would go against our equality and diversity rules.

Oh. It was a dude. Well there goes both my questions. ("Just how badly do you *want* this job?" and "On a scale of 1-10, how would you rate my penis?")

And that would break all the rest of them.

 

[jack]

I'm studying MI (motivational interviewing) but that's probably quite different than the kind of interviewing you are doing.

 

[whisky]

Mine is more of a "do you want to do spreadsheets for the next two years" sort.

 

[jack]

Mine is "how do you see yourself in six months" sort.

 

[whisky]

Ironically in my last interview I was hoping they would ask that so I could say I want to be on the other side of the desk interviewing someone else, but they didn't.

 

[whisky]

I just hired a guy! Well he has to jump through some HR hoops first, but that should be a formality.

It felt good to give someone a job, although I have been in this one for 18 years I still remember what it was like to be unemployed.

 

[Mirah]

That is awesome. I think that is one of the things I liked about interviewing also, was to make that phone call.

I mean, then the job went downhill, where instead of hiring a bunch of people they started letting people go and then I had to fire people and then eventually I got fired, so there is that!
But I totally remember the good times!

 

[Dr Dave]

Let's just hope he is not a staple thief!

 

[Mirah]

Indeed

 

[Dr Dave]

Or if he does dirty things to watercoolers....

 

[CaptainWacky]

Or cool things to waterdirtiers...

 

[Dr Dave]

Did you check to see if he likes cheese?