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Hire well
Interviews that get the real example, hold the silence, and end with a clear next step.
- For
- hiring managerrecruitertalenthrpeoplemanager
- Meetings
- Interview
- By
- sidekick
Lens
How Sidekick reads these meetings when you walk this route.
In an interview the candidate's story is the surface; the example is the evidence. Inquiry 4+ means the same structured questions for every candidate, then follow-ups: the specific case, their own part, the result; asking what they would do in a concrete situation counts too. Closing 4+ means the candidate left knowing the next step and when. Selling the role for half the time is Inquiry 2. Leaving a pause after a question is a good habit.
Path
Milestones tick themselves as your meetings meet them, in order.
- 1Probe past the first answer in 3 interviewsScore 4+ out of 5 on Inquiry in 3 interviews
skill:inquiry >= 4 x3 kind:interview - 2A silence that got the real answerA Great composure moment in interviews
moments:great x1 skill:composure kind:interview - 3Three interviews closed with a next stepScore 4+ out of 5 on Closing in 3 interviews
skill:closing >= 4 x3 kind:interview - 4Inquiry ProficientInquiry level 60 (Proficient)
level:inquiry >= 60
Focus tracks
Each one becomes a skill with its own level once you walk the route; unrated until then.
Achievements
- Got the exampleFive interviews that got the specific case
skill:inquiry >= 4 x5 kind:interview - Held the silenceThree questions you let breathe
moments:great x3 skill:composure kind:interview - Clear next stepFive candidates who left knowing what happens next
skill:closing >= 4 x5 kind:interview - Fair and clearFive interviews where every question was one question
skill:clarity >= 4 x5 kind:interview - Twenty inFive interview goals achieved
goal:achieved x5 kind:interview
Drills
Lines to practice your answer to, before the meeting where someone says them.
I led the whole migration, basically, with the team.Inquiry
That's a good question.Composure
So what are the next steps from here?Closing
What's the team culture like?Clarity
I'd rather not talk about why I left.Composure
I have another offer and need to answer by Friday.Pushback