KEY #6

Interview Smartly to Avoid Recruiting Traps

To avoid an irreconcilable misfit (an “unbridgeable gap”) with the key players and with the organization’s culture, and to increase the chances of being successful after joining a new organization, you need to understand yourself and assess the new job and organization as best you can prior to accepting their offer (Key #5). Unfortunately, several difficulties in the recruiting process can derail this effort.

Key #6 shows you how to overcome these difficulties by interviewing smartly and probing carefully during the actual recruiting. What the critical questions are and whether you should ask ...

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