Yesterday’s Corner Office Interview by Adam Bryant in the Sunday Business Section of the New York Times hit the ball out of the ballpark. Sandra Kurtzig is Chair and CEO of Kenandy, a software management firm in Redwood City, CA.
She had a number of very valuable points. The title is Don’t Chase Everything That Shines and she speaks about the need to have good boundaries and high standards. Not every idea is, in fact, a good idea!
The most compelling pieces to me were her hiring questions. She asks “Why are you here? What do you know about our company that made you want to interview for this job?” She says if they have not done their homework about her company that’s a real red flag for her.
An even more important interview question is this: “Why do you want to leave the company you’re at right now? Looks like you’re doing a pretty good job, and you’re doing well. What is it that you don’t like there?”
She says the answer to this question is ALWAYS an eye-opener. She uses this to mine for their perspective on a number of topics.
I highly recommend the entire piece. It will take all of about 3 minutes to fully digest. It will take some extended period of time, however, for most of us to build in the discipline and clarity that Ms. Kurtzig demonstrates.
See the full article here: http://nyti.ms/VcZ5qn
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