Respond to 2 students
1st student discussion
Hypothetically speaking a job that i would interview people for is the position of a book keeper . As an employer who's looking to hire someone there are many things to ask to find someone who would be perfect for the job you are trying to fill. one question to ask someone that is pertinent and very important to the job title would be " how advanced is your book keeping experience?" that is pertinent because if you work in an industry where there is a lot of work and the work piles up quick for the book keepers having less then 1 year of experience would normally be a dilemma . working in a high yield field you need someone who has been working in book keeping for a long time would have better time management skills and would be able to do the work at a fast pace being that they found a faster way to do the work .
A question that you can ask some one when hiring them as a book keeper that isn't as pertinent to the job would be " have you ever worked in customer service?" this wouldn't be as pertinent to the job at hand because most times book keepers do the behind the scenes work.book keepers tend to work in offices , normally not interacting with the general public or in customer relations as much as other people. The job description of a book keeper isrecording of financial transactions, and is part of the process of accounting in business. Transactions include purchases, sales, receipts, and payments by an individual person or an organization/corporation. The amount of customer experience you have would not be all that necessary as book keeper, although you may answer a call here and there your job is more about numbers then people.
2nd students discussion
My hypothetical interview will be for that of an ER doctor position. I think interviewing candidates can give an employer a bit of insight into who he or she is, and with a job as important as that of an emergency room doctor, it is important to get as much of a "feel" for the candidate as possible. Google has implemented an ostensibly nonsensical interviewing process, but I feel that there is some method to the madness. The textbook suggests asking off-the-cuff and extraordinary questions can reveal a lot about a candidate's ability to think on-the-go, which will be extremely important for ER doctors. Also, questions that are pertinent to the job can be veiled in ways that make it seem like they aren't. This can generate more realistic and truer answers as opposed to the scripted answers many interviewers are likely to hear from ordinary, "stock" interview questions.
The textbook mentions the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory test which suggests that there are links between personality profile and job performance. If the interviewer is to believe this to be true, he or she may ask a question that correlates to the job requirements. Hypothetically, let's say that MMPI or a different organization has made a correlation between people who prefer overcast days to sunny days with an ability to stay calm under strenuous conditions. I think we can all agree that an ER doctor is put in demanding and stressful situations, so this would be a personality trait you would want in an ER doctor. Considering this, I might ask a question like - "When you fall asleep tomorrow night, you will realize that that day was the greatest day of your life. What was the weather like?". While the question is not pertinent to the job specifically, if the interviewer believes the correlation between personality traits and job performance to be true, then your answer may hold more weight than you know.
Considering how hectic an ER can become and how potentially life saving an ER doctor can be, it is important to have professionalism. I would challenge the professionalism of a potential candidate with a morbid decision: "Let's assume you are working on a patient who has life threatening injuries. You are the only person in this moment who can save his life. He will die without your immediate attention. There are no other doctors available. Word gets to you from one of the nurses that your mother has just been admitted to the emergency room, but she does not know why. It may be something easily mended or a life threatening issue; you have no way of knowing without checking for yourself. Do you leave the dying man to check on the status of your mother?". This question is pertinent because it challenges your duty to your job. I'll be honest, I don't know what the "right" answer is, but the hope is that a candidate comes up with a creative solution to a problem on the spot; The ability to do this bodes well for a potential ER doctor.