Tip of the hat to Jack Yoest.

What were your
high school dreams? Your Business Blogger is noticing a troubling trend in the hiring process. Lots and lots of personality questionnaires. Psycho-testing. Honesty testing. Handwriting analysis.

But if you want to do well in interviewing job candidates, get smart.

No, not the secret agent. Get Brad. Brad Smart, Ph.D..

A friend from an Ivy League university group eMailed asking about interview questions a while back.

She wanted to be prepared. She knew better than to waste time asking job seekers stupid questions, So tell me about yourself...

There's a better way. Unless you really, really trust your HR department. The best question, as Brad suggests is,

Learn the Best Questions to Ask a Candidate