We tell candidates to prepare, rehearse, structure their answers and learn the rules of the interview. Then we act surprised when they perform. Of course they perform. You taught them to.
A job interview is one of the few situations where everyone pretends. The company pretends it’s the perfect place to work. The candidate pretends they’re the perfect hire. Both sides know neither story is completely true. Yet somehow, we all sit there nodding politely and act as though we’re participating in a meaningful exercise designed […]
The Great Interview Illusion Behavioral interview questions were supposed to fix hiring. Back in the 1980s, companies decided that asking people to recall past experiences—nicely packaged using the STAR method (Situation, Task, Action, Result)—would magically predict future performance. Logical, right? Well… not quite. Because somewhere along the way, interviews stopped being about ability and […]
Before anything else, I want to take a moment to thank the team at Tellwell Publishing for helping bring my book to life. As a first-time author, stepping into the world of publishing felt unfamiliar and, at times, overwhelming. But throughout the process, their professionalism, organization, and support made the experience not only manageable, but […]
This space explores the assumptions behind modern hiring—particularly the reliance on behavioral interview questions—and why so many of them fail to reveal real capability. Topics include: Why interview performance is mistaken for competence The limits of behavioral questions and the STAR method Age, experience, and the silent filtering of candidates What interviews measure versus what […]