What kind of interview questions do you ask applicants?
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This is a good one. I never could understand why on earth someone would say "Where do you see yourself five or 10 years from now?" and then sit back and look at us waiting as if we were supposed to have some confident magical answer like we knew. In today's economy that just flat out doesn't work. If anything, it's impossible and if someone does tell you, run. In addition, with all of the personality tests that are floating out there today, people also have a tendency to tag themselves and tell you who they are. Trying to make a mosaic of a team out of those self-professed test results truly can be frustrating. The bottom line is this: everybody has different personalities, everyone has different strengths and weaknesses. You have to be someone who, as a team member & player, is willing and able to embrace the differences. In this new highly emotional political environment/climate--even more so. If you can't respect and adjust, you probably aren't a fit for a team or the environment. Just something to think about.