Interviewing your replacement

Question

So, I'm actually going to be interviewing candidates to replace me at my current job, since I'm heading to b-school this fall. After all the b-school applications and interviewing I've had to go through, I think I'm going to enjoy this. Muahahahahahahaha! I mean, best of luck to the candidates.

Anyone else going through this? Honestly, I'm trying to remember the interview questions my b-school interviewers asked me so that I can ask the candidates some rehashed version of the same questions. I think I'm enjoying this entirely too much.

Cheers!

nink · Answer

Don't have too much "fun" with this. Afterall, you will be in the seat of an "interviewee" this time next year for summer internships. Karma can bite you back.... :wink:

Jivana · Answer

Why do you want this job? Why now? Where do you see yourself in five years? What are your Short/long-term goals? How do you plan to achieve them in this company? :lol:

Through your research tell me what have you learned about this company? What do expect to contribute and learn in this environment? What are your three biggest weakness? (What have you done, are doing, to rectify them?) What's the biggest passion in your life? :-D

eminent · Answer

I went through this process and I'm currently training my replacements. It's definitely interesting. I asked some of the same Qs that I got asked in B-School interviews as they're very open-ended and give you insight into how the other person thinks.

theoutlawfades · Answer

I'm doing this right now too. It's a little bittersweet. Here I am going back to get my MBA and I'm interviewing people who are completing their MBA this year (Kellogg, Carnegie Mellon, Chicago, etc) for my job at twice the paygrade and none of the experience...lol.

I actually just ask them "Walk me through your resume", ask them what they know about my role, why they want to work for my company, then I just let them fire away questions at me for half the interview to see how prepared they are. I know there are others who are "casing" them and ask really detailed/technical questions, I'm looking more for fit.

milias · Answer

I suppose I'm going to be doing that, too, since we're most likely hiring internally. Feels a little weird to be interviewing your coworkers, though, with whom you have worked or are working.

Yea, it sure is!

Av · Answer

I actually wrote a case interview for the last series of interviews I did. They can thank my dreams of consulting for that one.

2012dreams · Answer

be sure to throw in "what matters the most to you and why?"

i'll be doing interviews and training for my replacement starting next month, i'm on the opposite side of the spectrum where i want to tell them the honest ups and downs of the company and role so that they can have a clear idea of what they're getting into.

jzd · Answer

They are not replacing me! One less headcount to layoff and pay unemployment benefits :shock:

rhyme · Answer

At some point in the interview, make sure to say "Well, I could agree with you, but then we'd both be wrong."

theoutlawfades · Answer

LOL...I've gotta try that one. Love it!

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milias · Answer

I wanted to ask those questions, but apparently my boss wants to ask them. I guess that's why I'm going to b-school - so that I get to ask those questions.

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