You’ve been through the pile of resumes for the last time and have finally selected your top five attorney candidates to interview. How will you elicit the information you need during that initial meeting?
Here’s a list of good questions to ask (of course, after the small talk):
- What interests you about this company? About this position?
- If you could design the perfect job for yourself, what would you do? Why?
- As a professional, how would others describe you? How would your boss describe you?
- What can you do for our company that no one else can?
- How do you structure your time?
- What do you like about your current job?
- What are your three biggest accomplishments in your current job? In your career?
- Describe a work situation in which you had to delegate responsibility. How did it turn out?
- Describe a time when you took initiative with respect to a particular project at work.
- What is the best constructive criticism you’ve ever received? Why?
- Tell me about a time when you made what you consider a mistake or bad decision on the job. How did you handle it?
- Tell me about a time when you set specific work goals for yourself. How did things turn out?
- How do you typically handle stress on the job? Describe an example.
- Can you describe a time when you went above and beyond the call of duty for a client?
- Imagine it’s six months after you started this job. On what criteria will you rely to determine you’ve made the right choice?
