Get Off The 'Hire Me' Script

Hiring managers should try to get candidates off script from merely talking about why they should be hired to showing why they should be hired.

For example, for a technical job, one option is to give the candidate a technical test, while for a sales job, hiring executives could instruct candidates to sell them something.

Russell also suggests that solution providers ask candidates to write two or three paragraphs about anything. This will help reflect the candidates’ communication skills, and show if they can write well, which is important for any job.

A final option? Put candidates in front of multiple interviewers or a group interview, which will help reveal social skills.