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Be On your Best Behavior

July 03, 2013

The New Yorker examines Google’s determination that “brainteaser” interview questions aren’t reliable predictors of success on the job, and identifies behavioral interview questions as a potential replacement.

The New Yorker examines Google’s determination that “brainteaser” interview questions aren’t reliable predictors of success on the job, noting that “the personal impression that the interviewer forms within the first minute (and sometimes less) of meeting the prospective hire” is of significant import and identifying behavioral interview questions as a potential replacement for brainteasers. Read more about behavioral interviewing - including sample questions and a list of firms known to use the technique - in the interviewing section of the CP&P website.