If you want to make it big in today’s new economy, throw out those watermarked resumes and get rid of the dark suit.
The best preparation for a job interview these days may be a weekend spent tinkering with legos and scratching out ideas in a book of brain teasers. In the old days – perhaps 3 or 4 years ago – everyone’s nightmare interview question was “what do you see yourself doing in 5 years?”
But now it turns out that hot young companies desperate for new blood don’t think that line of questioning is so hip either. Silicon Valley startups need to evaluate vision, energy, and attitude, not how well a candidate can lie about his or her strengths and weaknesses.
The wave of the future for job interviews could be fun: group games that test your team spirit; riddles that examine your ingenuity; and unfamiliar scenarios that measure your cool. The New New Job Interview – in this hour of The Connection
(Hosted by Christopher Lydon)
Guests:
Bill Taylor and Alan Webber, editors of Fast Company.