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CEO reveals simple question he asks all candidates and rejects people from job if they give common answer

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Updated 10:48 27 Oct 2024 GMTPublished 10:42 27 Oct 2024 GMT

CEO reveals simple question he asks all candidates and rejects people from job if they give common answer

The tech CEO doesn't want you to be acting too eager

Jess Battison

Jess Battison

The whole process of finding a new job is hell, there’s no two ways about it. From fixing up your CV to filling in endless application forms, it’s one big stressful experience.

And once you’ve got through all of that, if you’re lucky enough, then comes the dreaded interview process.

You’ve memorised ‘the time you overcame a challenge in the workplace’ and know all your best ‘weaknesses’ and ‘strengths’ off by heart. But then, they get you.

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Those sneaky interviewers whip out some bizarre question or scenario you’d never heard of before. Or even worse, they do a test without you realising - like Steve Jobs’ ‘beer test’.

And this tech CEO has a simple question he asks all candidates, rejecting people from the job if they give a common answer.

Gary Shapiro has been at the company for over three decades (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
Gary Shapiro has been at the company for over three decades (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

Gary Shapiro is the head of the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) and just one wrong answer for him can immediately see a hopeful employee disqualified.

It could be pretty easy to be caught out too, because if you’re hoping to come across as eager for the job, that could be the very thing that loses you it.

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So, the boss told CNBC that he asks all his applicants how soon they can start the new role - if they’re lucky enough to bag it that is.

And if they tell him they can be ready to start in less than two weeks ‘they don’t get the job, because they’ll treat us the way they treat that former employer’, according to Shapiro.

The 68-year-old stressed the way people leave their old jobs is a ‘really important’ factor when he makes hiring decisions.

“I want an [employee] with a level of commitment to their organization, even if they don't love their job, where they won't leave their employer hanging,” he explained.

Job interviews are the worst, right? (Getty Stock Image)
Job interviews are the worst, right? (Getty Stock Image)

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Having been at CTA for a whopping 33 years, he knows a thing or two about what it takes to work there.

Shapiro recently used his go-to question when hiring the company’s new chief operating officer. And the successful candidate told him she’d need up to six weeks to move over from her current role.

He explained: “I was very thankful she answered [in that way], I said, ‘That’s perfect, you got the job.’”

Of course, this question only really works with applicants who are currently in a role when they interview but it’s a clear sign of a person’s dedication to work. So, don’t be being too eager lads, be a good worker.

Featured Image Credit: Getty Stock Images

Topics: Technology, Jobs

Jess Battison
Jess Battison

Jess is a Senior Journalist with a love of all things pop culture. Her main interests include asking everyone in the office what they're having for tea, waiting for a new series of The Traitors and losing her voice at a Beyoncé concert. She graduated with a first in Journalism from City, University of London in 2021.

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