Google’s always been known for asking job candidates some out of the ordinary questions during the interview process. In fact, there’s been plenty of books created around answering Google’s strange interview questions. But Laszlo Bock, SVP of People Operations at Google, in an interview said they’ve done away with these silly questions.
“Everyone likes to ask case questions and brain-teasers. It turns out our data shows that doesn’t actually predict performance. There’s no correlation with your ability to do that,” Bock said. “Part of the reason is that those are tests of a finite skill, rather than flexible intelligence which is what you actually want to hire for.”
They’ve moved away from these loaded questions, instead replacing them with more specific and direct questions aimed at fishing for quality employees. In an interview, you might see more standard questions found in interviews, such as “Give me an example of what you’d bring to the company” or “Give me an example of how you’d solve this problem we’re facing.” These questions are designed to help Google find long-term quality employee’s over just your standard worker. Google is looking for the type of people that will go above and beyond, which is the image they really want to push and already are, thanks to new initiatives.
There’s a lot of psychology and different elements that go into these questions. The interview with Bock is actually pretty interesting, and it’s only 25 minutes long. If you’re interested, hit the source link below!
source: KPCB
via: Business Insider
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