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WorkLife with Adam Grant

Reinventing the Job Interview

Apr 21, 2020
38:51

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Quick takeaways

  • Traditional job interviews are ineffective and biased, and structured interviews yield more accurate results.
  • Work samples provide a powerful alternative to traditional interviews, allowing for real-time performance assessment and identification of individuals who elevate team performance.

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Traditional job interviews are flawed

Traditional job interviews are ineffective in assessing candidates accurately and making reliable hiring decisions. Interviewers often rely on gut feelings, biases, and irrelevant criteria like cultural fit. Brain teaser questions and open-ended questions have low predictive value for job performance. Interviewers are prone to making quick judgments within the first 90 seconds. Research suggests that structured interviews, with the same set of questions for all candidates, yield more accurate results.

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