๐ช๐ต๐ ๐๐ ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ ๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐น๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐พ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐
Because thatโs what itโs being fedโthousands of interview guides, blog posts, templates. And what shows up over and over?
๐ โ๐๐ฆ๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต ๐ข ๐ต๐ช๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฏ...โ
Hereโs one example we found on the homepage of a vendor that prides itself on AI-generated interview guides:
> โ๐๐ฆ๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต ๐ข ๐ต๐ช๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ข๐ฅ๐ซ๐ถ๐ด๐ต ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ข ๐ค๐ฐ๐ญ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐จ๐ถ๐ฆโ๐ด ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฌ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ด๐ต๐บ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฆ ๐ข ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ซ๐ฆ๐ค๐ต ๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ต ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ฐ๐ฃ๐ซ๐ฆ๐ค๐ต๐ช๐ท๐ฆ๐ด.โ
Thereโs nothing inherently wrong with behavioral questions. But over-relying on them-especially in AI-generated interviews, is risky.
1๏ธโฃ ๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธโ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ต๐ผ๐ ๐๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐น๐น๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒโ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ ๐ฒ๐๐ผ๐น๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด.
The skills it took to navigate a team clash a couple of years ago look different in todayโs async, AI-enabled, globally distributed world. Past stories donโt always reflect current skills.
2๏ธโฃ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐.
Just because someone adapted in a previous environment doesnโt mean theyโll adapt in yours. Different pace, different culture, different pressure. Behavioral answers donโt always transfer.
3๏ธโฃ ๐๐ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐๐.
The question assumes the candidate succeeded. It subtly tells them the โrightโ answer - before they even speak.
โ At @Informed Decisions, we take a different path
โข In a live interview, we might simulate a work planning session with a teammate who communicates very differently.
โข In a take-home, we might drop in an unexpected email from a colleague mid-task that changes the scope or contradicts prior instructions.
What we learn:
๐งญ Can they course-correct?
๐ฃ๏ธ Do they clarify or escalate?
๐งฉ Do they default to process, or do they seek alignment?
AI isnโt the enemy here. But without intentional design, it recycles the past, when what we need is a clearer view of future behavior.
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