original publish date: 19th March, 2010
decades on …
We simultaneously try to structure the interview to cover everything candidates usually ask, and then we judge them for not asking questions, or for asking inane ones, because it’s apparently what they should do.
Can we normalise not making these poor people ask any questions?
That sick plant crap is really on us.
transcript
FTE #1: I have no more questions. Do you have any for me?
FTE #TBD: Yes. Does your leave policy cover me if I need to take care of my sick plants?
Caption: You can learn as much about a candidate from their questions as you do from yours.