Part of your job as a hiring manager is to determine which of your candidates are truly the best qualified for your open position. Sure, you will want to ask behavioral questions that help you determine whether or not they fit in with your environment, but you also need to know they have the skills you need to succeed. Since you will have to tailor each interview to the specific skill necessary for the job, you may not know how to formulate those questions. Here are some of the best skill-based interview questions to help you find superstar employees for your shipyard.
What can you contribute to our organization?
You want to go beyond their specific skills. How do they see their skills being a benefit to your shipyard in particular, not just any fabrication position? This will help you determine what their skills are in relation to your needs on the job and for the future.
How do you handle difficult situations on the job?
No matter what their role, everyone has experienced adversity on the job. The issue is not what mistakes they’ve made but how they’ve overcome these challenges. Someone who can’t describe a difficult situation or their solution may not be the right person for your job.
Describe a day in your job in easy to understand terms.
There are a lot of specialized skills that go into working in a shipyard. And while you, as the hiring manager, might have an understanding of these tasks it helps to hear it from each candidate in layman’s terms. If they can’t describe it, they may not be strong enough with each skill.
Tell me about a time you excelled using these skills.
Along with describing their skills and sharing about obstacles they’ve overcome, your candidates should also be able to describe their accomplishments. Many people feel like this might be bragging, but they need encouragement to share them as they might provide insight to their value on your team.
Why are you the person I want to hire?
Finally, have your candidate pitch themselves for the job. Have them show you how excited they are for this specific opportunity. This will also give you an idea of how much homework each candidate has done on your shipyard and company before interviewing with you.
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