They have canned pre-employment tests you can buy that measure math, communication skilz (reading, writing, en englais), and mechanical aptitude.
A candidate would have to do well on all three tests before I would consider scheduling an interview.
Then it's all about
:
- Tell me about yourself
- What experience do you have?
- Tell me about your accomplishments at your previous place of employment
That should be enough to weed out the BS'ers.
I interviewed a mechanical engineer a few years back. On his rezoomay he listed 9 previous jobs, most with less than 1 year in duration.
RED FLAG!
In most places it takes almost a year to get rid of a new-hire that turns out to be a total zero.
That was him.
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