WorkCookie - Get Ahead with Industrial/Organizational Psychology in the Workplace Ep. 272 - Filling the Gap Left By Interviewers
Sep 1, 2025
In this engaging discussion, Nic Krueger, a job seeker and practitioner, shares insights on the interviewing process alongside hiring experts Lee Crowson and LindaAnn Rogers. They explore how interviews often miss key skills and techniques to enhance the candidate experience. Nic emphasizes the necessity of job-related questions, while Lee sheds light on structured interviews to reduce redundancy. LindaAnn advises on how to uncover unasked strengths and translate military resumes for civilian roles, making hiring more effective and inclusive.
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Hiring Has A Long, Evolving History
- Resumes and interviews evolved from 15th-century letters and 19th-century ads into modern mass hiring tools shaped by industrial needs.
- Early innovators like Leonardo and Edison show hiring has long mixed self-promotion with attempts to measure deeper ability.
Classic Interview Horror Stories
- Jeremy shares funny interview horror stories to lighten the job hunt experience.
- Examples include being asked to "sell me this pen" and an analyst answering "decision tree" to "what tree would you be?".
Interviews Cover But Don't Probe Skills
- HBR finds interviews touch many required skills but rarely assess them deeply, causing redundancy across rounds.
- Interviewers often re-cover the same few skills instead of expanding assessment breadth.
