It’s probably the most uncomfortable moment during an interview. It’s the exact moment when an employer knows that the candidate is not the right fit, for whatever reason. For most employers that moment can be within the first 5 minutes of an interview.
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Everyone of your employees goes on interviews : Your most loyal employee has either had an interview or is interviewing- on company time-believe me. Unless you are self employed, I am sure that you too are interviewing at times. When one of your employees has a doctors appointment or needs to see a dentist, they are probably interviewing elsewhere. Am I being cynical? Are you being naive?
So what does all this mean to you, dear reader? It means that the senior housing industry is growing exponentially and will need the services that can only be provided by humans. The internet, high tech gadgets, computers, and digital is constantly being promoted as the next “big thing” to our youth dominated culture.
But nothing will ever replace the care given by humans to our loved ones.
As a healthcare recruiter I am always fascinated by interview questions that my healthcare clients might ask while interviewing my candidates.
One of the best interview questions that an employer can ask is: “What book or books are you currently reading.”
Why?
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Isn’t the interview process a fact finding vehicle to determine whether to hire a candidate or to accept a job offer (if you are a candidate)? What could you possibly learn by asking this question?
After an interview I usually follow up with both the employer and the candidate to debrief and find out how the interview went. My first question is usually to ask how long the interview went. Obviously if the interview was less than 10 minutes long than chances are great that the interview was a disaster.
