QUESTION & ANSWER EXAMPLES Tell me about your Asking about candidate’s working overtime experience is not experience of working only used to check their working capacity, but also to check overtime? their willingness to go the extra miles that will inevitably be required at times in the startup environment. Instead of asking directly about their commitment to work overtime, you can draw a conclusion from their previous experience. However, while having employees who are ready to work overtime is a beneficial, choosing individuals who prefer working faster than working overtime is better as you do not have to allocate additional overtime pay. What will you be Growth-minded candidates leave an imprint long after their remembered for in your last departure. Check for people who changed or developed role? programs that will ‘outlive’ their existence. These are NONO ‘structural’ improvements. TION TTION T Why are you better now at Determine how they have increased their potential. The what you do compared to best answers are about being wiser. Acquiring knowledge/ six months ago? skills is the first step. Leveraging that knowledge/skill is the ALENT AALENT A second. Converting knowledge and experience to wisdom is the final step. Learning from one’s failures can also make SS someone better at what they do. If you don’t learn from your SESSES mistakes, you’re doomed to repeat them. Being better isn’t just about successes. SMENTSMENT What are you currently Knowing their biggest weakness only matters if they are working on getting better doing something about it. The second part to this question at? is asking how it will make them more effective. They should be able to articulate how their efforts will have an impact. Tell me about the last See if they are leveraging the startup community to increase article/video/talk that really their potential. This should reveal curiosity, initiative, and intrigued you? proactive learning. What do people come to you See if they are increasing the potential of others. For junior for help/advice about? level candidates you could ask what they go to others for. Being able to ask for help/advice is a skill often overlooked. Why is your team better A team that collaborates has high collective intelligence because you are on it? and thus high collective potential. The best answer will be about how they contribute to the team rather than how they personally elevate it. Junior level candidates do make a team better; otherwise why are they on the team? At the very least they increase the capacity of the team. 8989