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‘Coffee Cup Test’ Bosses Use to Judge Candidates During Interviews Revealed
New York Post ^ | August 5, 2023 | Belinda Palmada

Posted on 08/07/2023 7:26:44 PM PDT by nickcarraway

Job interviews can be nerve-racking as many interviewees stress over how to best answer questions the employer throws at you.

But, not every company asks tough questions. One boss revealed the “coffee cup” test he uses in job interviews to determine whether an applicant is right for the role.

Former managing director for Xero Australia Trent Innes explained how he refuses to hire anyone if they fail to return an empty cup to the kitchen at the end of an interview.

“I will always take you for a walk down to one of our kitchens and somehow you always end up walking away with a drink,” Innes said in a resurfaced 2019 interview with the podcast “The Ventures”.

“Then we take the drink back, have our interview, and one of the things I’m always looking for at the end of the interview is, does the person doing the interview want to take that empty cup back to the kitchen?

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Education; Miscellaneous
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To: logi_cal869

I gotcha. Do what you personally feel is most effective for getting your best employees.


81 posted on 08/09/2023 2:08:02 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (America Owes Anita Bryant An Enormous Apology)
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