A Probing Interview – Unusual, but Effective. Worth Thinking About

You won’t often hear these questions in a job interview. But the way you answer reveals a great deal about you, and how you would fit into an organization’s culture. It is worthwhile to consider this possibility and prepare for it.

• Take a minute and think about your most outstanding, significant professional achievement.  What about you made this achievement possible?
• What do you value deeply?  How are those values reflected in your work?
• We all seem to have events in our lives that turn us in a new positive direction.  Sometimes they are the things that make us go “aha!”  What was one of the most memorable experiences for you? 
• As a result of that experience, what would you bring to our organization?
• Tell me about a time when you were a member of a group that collaborated to achieve amazing results, perhaps even in the face of many challenges.
• I know that I have had some great experiences as a customer and as a provider.  I would like to hear about the most memorable experience you had as a customer.  Now can you share with me the most satisfying experience that you had serving someone else? 

Unusual? You bet. Be prepared!