[goldenbeet]

So we just went through the process of interviewing candidates for summer internships. Our interview process is far less technical than most and is almost all about determining how the candidate will fit into the team.

I believe it's called Behavior Based Interviews. But basically the interviewing team looks at a list of qualities and picks a few (~3 per person) that they think are valuable for someone joining the team. For example, I chose to look for: Priority Setting, Compassion, and Self Development. Once we have some qualities chosen, we develop questions that are specifically meant to test for those qualities.

Overall I really enjoy this kind of interview process. I feel like these qualities are more important than technical ability, so it's nice to put more emphasis on them during the interview process (We still do assess technical ability of course). And for us, it results in new team members that I'm excited to work with!

[koopuluri]

Nice!

> I chose to look for: Priority Setting, Compassion, and Self Development. Once we have some qualities chosen, we develop questions that are specifically meant to test for those qualities.

What are some questions that you used?

[goldenbeet]

So all of the questions had some kind of context/primer that I'd talk about before asking them, but the actual questions were:

Priority Setting - Have you ever felt overwhelmed by the work you've been given? How do you manage the work so that it gets done on time?

Self Development - How do go about seeking feedback from those around you to facilitate your personal growth? What is something that you've learned about yourself recently that you found helpful?

Compassion - Tell me about a time where you worked with someone who was struggling, for whatever reason. What were some of the challenges? How did you go about helping them deal with their struggle?