Click Your Fortune #2: Top interview question - John Werner

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Click Your Fortune is an interactive, choose-your-own-adventure style series that literally feeds questions from students to knowledgeable experts around the world. This intro video explains it all: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/click-your-fortune-episode-2

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Adital Ela: Sustainability Designer
Sandra Aamodt: Neuroscientist; Author
John Werner: Leadership Team, Citizen Schools; Research Scientist, MIT
Alessandro Centrone: Vice President of Sales & Distribution, Steelcase Inc

What's one interview question you ask every prospective employee?

So, I often ask questions

for people to describe an experience they've had before.

But when I'm interviewing,

I'm also recruiting.

So, if you're interviewing for a job,

realize that the person interviewing you

is also at the same time trying to

show how great their job is.

And so there are cues where you can acknowledge that

or show that you're listening,

show that you appreciate that.

So, in addition to trying to just answer questions,

I think picking up on that dynamic

can give someone a competitive advantage in an interview.

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