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CEO has one question that is an 'instant red flag' if interviewees try to answer it

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Published 13:49 14 Apr 2024 GMT+1

CEO has one question that is an 'instant red flag' if interviewees try to answer it

There is a make-or-break question that he uses to see if the candidate is fit for the job

Joshua Nair

Joshua Nair

A CEO has disclosed the question he asks potential employees before hiring them which makes or breaks their interview.

Jefferson K Rogers, the CEO and founder of American window installation company JKR Windows, regularly shares his advice and business tips on success on TikTok.

In a short advice segment on his page, the big boss said that he often tries to catch potential interviewees out with a trick question, as an indicator of if they would be a good fit at his company:

We're not strangers to those crazy interview questions that go viral from higher-ups in major companies that try to weed out unfit candidates.

These do usually come with a right, though really weird, correct answer, and it seems Rodgers' is no different.

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If you were looking to join JKR windows, it's worth knowing this trick, as Rodgers insists it is 'the easiest way to decide whether or not you're gonna be a fit for [his] company'.

The CEO tells his followers that if you land an interview with him: "I'm gonna ask you something that I know you don't know the answer to."

Unfortunately, Jefferson doesn't give the trick question away - though I suppose that would sort of ruin the whole idea behind his weird interview technique - but he does explain his reasoning, at least.

Jefferson adds: "If you're gonna try and elaborate on some very intelligent answer that you know nothing about, it gives me a pretty good idea about what kind of personality you have and how open you're gonna be and how coachable you're gonna be."

It's another odd question from a successful figure in business. YouTube/Jefferson K Rodgers
It's another odd question from a successful figure in business. YouTube/Jefferson K Rodgers

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Whatever the impossible question is, apparently the correct answer is something along the lines of: "I don't know anything about that right now. But it sounds really interesting to me and I promise you I'm gonna come in here and give it my all. I'm gonna be coachable, I'm gonna absorb as much as possible so I can add as much value to you and the team as I possibly can."

As proud as Jefferson was of his red-flag-finding trick, the people of TikTok weren't too impressed.

"The fact that the person was set up to see if they failed shows what type of boss you'll be in the long run," commented one viewer.

"Seems like it could go either way," added a second. "Personally, I give someone credit for trying to find the answer. Shows problem solving and willingness."

Another wrote: "Geeez... I wouldn't want to work for you."

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It looks like this guy may have just found a way less complicated way to weed out the people who aren't right for his company.

Featured Image Credit: @JeffersonKRodgers/Tiktok/Getty Stock Images

Topics: Business, TikTok, Jobs

Joshua Nair
Joshua Nair

Joshua Nair is a journalist at LADbible. Born in Malaysia and raised in Dubai, he has always been interested in writing about a range of subjects, from sports to trending pop culture news. After graduating from Oxford Brookes University with a BA in Media, Journalism and Publishing, he got a job freelance writing for SPORTbible while working in marketing before landing a full-time role at LADbible. Unfortunately, he's unhealthily obsessed with Manchester United, which takes its toll on his mental and physical health. Daily.

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