{"id":16336,"date":"2015-02-22T19:42:13","date_gmt":"2015-02-23T00:42:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.albany.com\/hr\/2015\/02\/10-interview-questions-to-prevent-hiring-a-fake.html"},"modified":"2020-10-05T10:06:46","modified_gmt":"2020-10-05T14:06:46","slug":"10-interview-questions-to-prevent-hiring-a-fake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.albany.com\/hr\/2015\/02\/10-interview-questions-to-prevent-hiring-a-fake\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Interview Questions to Prevent Hiring a Fake"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With so many options out there for questions to ask potential candidates, here are some questions to ask to prevent you from hiring a fake. According, to the Society of Human Resources Management, 53% of job applicants fabricate personal information. Here are 10 important questions to ask to see whether or not they&#8217;ll be a good fit for your company.<\/p>\n<p>1)What brings you here to this interview? <em>(This question can give an employer insight into candidates current views on boss, coworkers, and what they hope to gain from out of new job.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>2) Why should our company hire you? (<em>Should be able to articulate their assets.) <\/em><\/p>\n<p>3) What are your short term and long term goal? <em>(A ready response indicates someone who has drive, focus, and the ability to plan ahead.) <\/em><\/p>\n<p>4) What are your weaknesses and how do you compensate for them? (<em>Best candidates will be able to be honest about their weakness paired with how they are working on their shortcomings.) <\/em><\/p>\n<p>5) What would others say your greatest strength is? <em>(A twist from the normal &#8220;what is your greatest strength&#8221; and has the candidate see themselves from another perspective.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>6) Describe your best boss and your worst boss? (<em>Candidate will reveal how he or she sees others.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>7) What are you hobbies and passions? (<em>Getting to know a little bit about what makes the candidate tick, and how they spend their time.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>8) Do you work better alone or as part of a team? (T<em>his can go either way. However, most people tend to work better one way or the other.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>9) Describe a past failure that you&#8217;ve learned from? (<em>Whatever the candidate shares will give you insight into how well they can handle difficult situations.) <\/em><\/p>\n<p>10) What makes you stand out as a candidate? (<em>This is the candidates opportunity to sell themselves.) <\/em><\/p>\n<p>By asking questions like these, you&#8217;ll be able to get a better idea of whether the candidate will work well on your team.<\/p>\n<p>To read more of this article found on Business.com click <a href=\"http:\/\/www.business.com\/recruiting\/10-interview-questions-save-hiring-fake\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With so many options out there for questions to ask potential candidates, here are some questions to ask to prevent you from hiring a fake. 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