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#Of i mean what more do you need the definition of soup professional

We treat the plumber as the professional they are. We do not ask the plumber "What kind of soup would you be?" when they arrive to fish a kid's sock of the tub drain. It's offensive to ask a grown person "What kind of soup would you be?"Ī job interview is a business conversation between two people of equal stature.

The fearful interviewer who asks absurd and demeaning questions needs the interview to be a show of their puny power over other people. They are not, of course, about to answer the same insulting questions they are asking you! To an interviewer deluded enough to ask you "What kind of soup would you be?" an interview is not a two-way street, as all good interviews are. Some interviewers ask terribly intrusive questions and nod knowingly as a job candidate answers the question, as though the interviewer were gleaning some deep inner truth from the candidate's answers. They think they are qualified not only to assess a candidate's professional talents but also to plumb their psyche. Interviews are not trained therapists but many of them think that they have the ability - and the right - to evaluate a job-seeker not just for their background and professional skills. They don't ask insulting questions like "What kind of soup would you be?" because they have more pressing things to talk about - like the work that is sitting undone in their company right now, the reason for the job opening - and because they do not like to insult and demean people.

Good interviewers have human conversations with candidates. This idea springs from a fearful mindset, but it is very well-established. Sign up here to get top career advice delivered straight to your inbox every week.įor a long time HR folks and other leaders have viewed a job interview as a way to analyze a job applicant's personality and character. Subscribe To The Forbes Careers Newsletter