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nommm-nommm
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> New parent? OK, what have you discovered about childrearing that you didn't anticipate? What will you do differently next time?
These are extremely inappropriate questions for a job interview.
grandalf
on March 21, 2016
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I would not ask those things, my point was that whatever a person is focused on can indicate the characteristics I mentioned. Obviously some things are personal and cannot be asked about, but may be volunteered by an applicant.
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But if that topic is verboten in the job interview then you cannot learn anything from it. You cannot hope or expect people to volunteer it
nommm-nommm
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Why give a question you wouldn't ask as an example?
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These are extremely inappropriate questions for a job interview.