One boss revealed that he uses a “wobbly chair test” for all interviews, and explained why he doesn’t hire candidates who fail. When it comes to job interviews, candidates often spend hours preparing answers to frequently asked questions. But even if you’re prepared, there’s no guarantee that you won’t face unexpected challenges designed to reveal your true personality.
According to one man, this is exactly what happens at ROTC nuclear schools. He told Mirror US: “My brother was in ROTC in college, and he told me this story. During the interview, ROTC nuclear school applicants sat in a chair in front of the interviewer’s desk.”
“There was a second similar chair on the side of the room available to applicants. The chair in front of the applicant’s desk had one leg suspended so that the person sitting in the chair wobbled during the examination. A successful test is to see if the applicant is bold enough to briefly interrupt the interview and request that their chair be replaced with a second chair or another. did. That way applicants won’t be swayed. ”
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Boss Trent Innes has a unique “coffee cup test” that he uses to determine if a person is right for the job. He did not intend to hire anyone who failed this test because he believed that this test revealed more about a person’s demeanor than interview questions.
Trent, who previously worked at Xero Australia but left in September 2021, shared his secrets with entrepreneur Lambros Photios on business podcast The Venture. “I always take you for a walk to my kitchen, but somehow you always end up leaving with a drink,” he said.
“Then I bring it back and do the interview. And one of the things I always look for at the end of the interview is, does the person I’m interviewing want to take that empty cup back to the kitchen?” Yes, you can gain skills, knowledge, and experience, but what really matters is attitude.Attitude, which we often talk about, is the concept of “washing your coffee cup.”
He shared that this trick keeps his office kitchen clean, saying, “I walk into my office one day in Xero and find that the kitchen is almost always clean and sparkling.” That’s the concept.’ It’s really just making sure that they actually fit into the culture within Xero and really take on all the things that they need to do. ”