Job interview questions are usually not caught unprepared, as they are often repeated.
But one question is as unexpected as it is relevant.
“Where do you see your strengths?” - “What are your weaknesses?” - “Where do you see yourself in five years?” Most interview questions can be tiresome.
Not least because they are often repeated from employer to employer.
Also because they are not effective.
HR professionals can get the impression that they only ask certain questions because it belongs to them, not because they really want to find out something relevant to the job about the applicant.
But there is another way.
This interview question can put you to the test
However, a question from HR professionals that may seem irrelevant or not particularly relevant to many applicants should not be dismissed lightly, but answered honestly and conscientiously.
And that question is,
"Who are you following on social media that I should be following?"
This question seems banal at first, probably as
banal as most other
interview
questions
, apart from well-founded questions on complex technical topics.
But there is a much broader intention behind this than some will immediately realize.
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: Do you have those kind of eyebrows?
Then, according to the study, you suffer from a personality disorder.
Nowadays, especially in classic office jobs, it is necessary
to follow
successful, intelligent and influential people from your own industry
- but also from other areas - in social networks.
This is also an ideal opportunity to keep up to date with world and industry events.
(
Of course, this does not apply to all professions, editor's note
).
If an applicant for a position in marketing or IT gets stuck on this question or can only name fun pages, they will most likely not be particularly informed about the
latest trends and findings
.
As the Businessinsider reports, it does not matter whether the applicant really follows the brands or people on Facebook or Instagram.
The decisive factor is that he or she can “follow intelligent people and be influenced by them”.
This shows how interested the applicant is in their own industry.
Also interesting
: this IQ test only has two questions - and still reveals whether you are particularly intelligent.
With this body language the interview goes wrong
With this body language the interview goes wrong
