Who will you hire: 3 interviewing secrets 0
An interviewer asks 4 receptionist candidates this question. “We value a calm, quiet reception area so we don’t like the phone to ring constantly. How will you handle this need?”
Candidate #1: “Hire me. I will rip the phone out of the wall. No more ringing.”
Candidate #2: “Hire me. After talking to me, your callers will never phone back. Guaranteed quiet.”
Candidate#3: “Hire me. I’m experienced and will answer all calls within three rings. ”
Candidate #4: “Hire me. I’ll answer your calls quickly because I’m fully trained and experienced with your phone system. I also know its automatic call distribution option, and can help implement it, which will reduce the number of calls coming in. It will be calm and quiet, plus I’ll be more available for direct customer service.”


