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How you leave your current job determines your future in the next, says CEO
A CEO has revealed the question he always asks job applicants before hiring them to determine if they are the right fit, and you’ll never guess what it is.
The probability of landing a job, besides your qualifications, skills, and online behaviors, depends on how well you do in the interview. Employees who can prove their loyalty to their employer have higher chances of getting hired.
The question a CEO asks candidates before hiring
CEO of a trade organization Consumer Technology Association, Gary Shapiro, always asks candidates one question, which helps him know if they would value their position in his organization.
He told CNBC that he treats it as a pass-fail question, which doesn’t apply to candidates who aren’t employed with a different organization.
At the time of their hiring, he asks: How soon can you start? Typically, someone looking for a change of job would be quick to respond: As soon as possible. However, that’s not what he wishes to hear.
Gary believes if the candidate says they can start in less than two weeks, they will treat his organization “the way they treat that former employer.” Therefore, they won’t get the job.
I want an [employee] with a level of commitment to their organization even if they dont love their job where they wont leave their employer hanging, the CEO of 33 years told the news outlet.
How you leave the job matters
The important takeaway from Gary’s approach is that employees should always respect their position in the current organization and leave under good conditions.
The principle, which applies to his own employees, is crucial because it increases the chances of getting re-hired by the old employer.
He said CTA’s employees who give at least two weeks’ notice period are taken into consideration whenever the company rehires boomerang employees.
He asked the “go-to” question to a candidate whose response ultimately got her the role of a chief operating officer at CTA.
Gary said the candidate who was applying for the position of COO told him at the time of her hiring that she needed up to six weeks to transition from her former job, which impressed him immediately.
He told her: “Thats perfect. You got the job.”
