A Forbes article was highlighted in LinkedIn Today email (by the way, if you don’t subscribe you should) – and it offered up a three question interview.(link to full article) The three questions are:
- Can you do the job?
- Will you love the job?
- Can we tolerate working with you?
Of course, practically speaking this is impossible and a bad idea to try and get to a three question interview – but it makes for good internet clicking. However, it does bring me back to some advice a seasoned HR leader once shared that there are three questions that need to be asked before hiring anyone:
- Are they willing?
- Are they able?
- Are they manageable?
It makes for a great conversation and a great decision. On the flip side of these questions, candidates need to ask themselves a similar subset. I preach talent management is about great conversations, so here are these questions adapted for the candidate:
- Am I willing (Can I get excited about this role/this team/this organization?)
- Am I able (Will I be doing what I do best most of the time?)
- Am I manageable by this leader/organization? (Will they be able to get the best out of me and am I willing to help them be successful?)
*fyi – answers to all of these questions require self awarness. My trUYou™ model helps with this.
We talk about transparency in talent management, one way to create that is to work off the same set of final questions. That, in itself, could be the basis of a great conversation.