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Effective Probing in Interviews

This document discusses effective questioning techniques in interviews. It provides two examples of job interviews, where in the first scene the interviewer asks a vague question about what the applicant can do, leading to multiple answers, while in the second scene the interviewer asks targeted questions about the applicant's skills and how they can contribute to the company. The document concludes that effective probing through closed, targeted questions can help interviewers obtain the specific answers and information they seek about a job applicant's qualifications and fit for a role.

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Effective Probing in Interviews

This document discusses effective questioning techniques in interviews. It provides two examples of job interviews, where in the first scene the interviewer asks a vague question about what the applicant can do, leading to multiple answers, while in the second scene the interviewer asks targeted questions about the applicant's skills and how they can contribute to the company. The document concludes that effective probing through closed, targeted questions can help interviewers obtain the specific answers and information they seek about a job applicant's qualifications and fit for a role.

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This next scenario will portray how effective probing can help you get the

answers you are looking for.


Effective Questioning
Scene 1

Steven: What can you do?


Dador: I can cook, I can sing, I also dance.

Scene 2
Michael: What can you do for our company? Why should we hire you?
Dador: As you can see on my resume I have 10 years of experience as a Auditing
Clerk but what I think really sets me apart from other candidates and make me
valuable addition to your team is my ability to combine that with my people skills.
See? The interviewers in the two different scenes both meant to ask the
applicants about the latter's qualities and skills that he/she can contribute to the
company. The only difference is that in the first scene, the interviewer asked
questions that was quite vague and it may lead to numerous answers whereas in
the second scene, the interviewer asked him a closed question which

Ladies and gentlemen, that concludes our presentation. We hope that


you have learned a lot from all that we've discussed and that you will
apply them in your everyday life. Remember the different types of
questions, and keep in mind how to ask questions effectively because
effective probing can help you in many ways.

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