What kind of interview questions do you ask applicants?

What is the best you ever did in your life and are proud about?

What is the worst you ever did in your life and feel bad about?

The answers tell you something about the capabilities of the candidate to know himself/herself.

What are your weaknesses and strengths?

My first interview with an applicant is an informal coffee or lunch and just talk... when people talk they speak volumes about themselves. 

Do you love what we do here?

Why would you be an asset to the company? 

What are the top 3 challenges you met and overcame in your career - what were the results you produced for your company as a consequence of the effective actions you took?

Hi Danielle, Its always good to ask people what they feel their strengths and weaknesses are and then ask for an example of how they handled a situation where they used one of their strengths as well as a situation where they knew they were weak and what did they learn. Hope this helps!

I think posing scenarios that are appropriate to either the job setting/tasks or social interactions and asking how a person would handle it or respond is a great way to get a feeling for their ability to problem solve and how socially adept and mature they are. These cannot be "canned"....

I don't ask a lot of questions because as you say they will make it up.  I try to get them feeling comfortable and just let them talk.  People say more when you don't expect it.  Susie Spilman

I think tapping into a persons passion is instrumental in gauging their personality and drive.  If they are passionate they will flourish.  It also depends on the work environment.  Someone who is more creative will most likely not do well in a stuffy cubical.