You should hire an employee who’s likely to be successful in the position you’re hiring for on based on experience, skills and proven successes. Competency is key.
But when you find a highly capable candidate, it’s important to ensure they’re likely to stick around and can work well within your company environment.
It needs to be the right fit for both the potential employee and your company for success to be imminent and to avoid high employee retention, which can be costly.
So how do you ensure the right cultural fit? Here are 23 interview questions for company culture:
- What gets you the most fired up about this opportunity?
- What concerns do you have about this opportunity?
- Tell us what you know about our company.
- Why do you think you’d be a good fit for our company?
- What systems do you implement to practice good time management and keep organized?
- What would co-workers and close friends say is your greatest weakness?
- What would co-workers and close friends say is your greatest strength?
- What traits do you have that you think most contribute to your success?
- What do you do to relieve stress when you’re feeling especially frazzled at work?
- Why did you leave your last job?
- What are some aspects you loved about your current or last job?
- How many hours do you typically work a week?
- What made you choose this profession?
- Describe a boss you’ve had whose management style made it difficult for you to do your job well.
- Describe your ideal boss. What characteristics do they need to have for you to feel supported and do your very best?
- Describe your ideal work environment. What are things you need the most to feel happy in your position and be successful?
- What’s your preferred work style? Do you prefer lots of interaction with your boss, to work autonomously, or do you prefer working with a team?
- Describe a couple successes you’ve had in the past that make you confident you can thrive in this role.
- Tell us about a time at work where things went awry on the job. How did you solve problems and turn the situation around?
- What are your career goals and how do they fit in with this position?
- Describe a time where you worked on a team project. What role did you play and how did you communicate with your co-workers to ensure the project went smoothly?
- What do you do for personal development?
- What questions can we answer for you about our company and/or this position?
Want more information on how to make certain a candidate is the right fit? Read this: https://www.1stlinkgroup.com/seven-ways-to-ensure-youre-making-the-right-hiring-decision/