Don’t Ask: 11 Illegal Job Interview Questions
Many innocent inquiries could potentially land you and your organization in trouble.
“Are you married?” “How many kids do you have?” These inquiries might seem innocent enough, but they’re out of bounds.
During job interviews, employers try to gather as much information as possible, mostly through perfectly legal questioning, but sometimes through simple yet illegal questions. It’s not only up to the organization to be aware of what kind of questions it can and cannot ask, but the individual being interviewed should also be able to recognize these questions for what they are.
5 Good Reasons to Fire an Employee
There are some issues you may not be able to resolve.
Reasons to fire an employee include disciplinary and performance issues that you cannot solve – no matter how hard you try. But, additional reasons exist to fire employees that are not resolvable. Here are five key reasons to fire an employee.
- An employee lacks integrity and you have caught him or her in repeated lies or underhanded actions. Lies by commission, omission, and obfuscation chip away at the trust you have for an employee.
Myers-Briggs: A Leadership Tool for Women?
Looking to improve leadership and diversity at the same time? Try tapping into personality traits to overcome gender barriers and communication hurdles at work.
Despite the growing trend of more progressive values in the workplace, it’s not uncommon for even the most forward-thinking office to have some unconscious baggage lingering near the water cooler. Most executives will not readily admit it, but communication failures often run rampant.
For all leaders, especially women, it is increasingly important to understand how others perceive one’s behavior.
Top Executives Share Their Favorite Interview Question
Favorite go-to questions that reveal everything you need to know about a job candidate.
1. On a scale of 1 to 10, how weird are you?
One of Zappos’ core values is to “create fun and a little weirdness,” Tony Hsieh, CEO of the company, tells Business Insider.
To make sure he hires candidates with the right fit, Hsieh typically asks the question: “On a scale of 1 to 10, how weird are you?”