The phone screen is complete, and it’s time for the employer and candidate to meet for a face-to-face interview. This is great news! Except for one small problem: The food & beverage organization is located 250 miles away from the job seeker. During the hiring process, any conversation related to money can be a sensitive […]
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Video interviews have been rapidly on the rise since the early 2010s, according to PR Newswire. As recently as 2012, roughly 63 percent of hiring managers reported that their companies frequently conducted interviews via video for a few basic reasons: Improved consistency of asking each candidate the same set of questions. Questions can be tailored […]
In a job market where top food & beverage professionals receive multiple job offers, candidates size you up at every stage of the hiring process. So while you may have prepared thoroughly for the interview, and asked both behavioral and non-behavioral interview questions, your job is far from done. If you want more talented candidates […]
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Are you under- or over-prepared? Are you asking smart questions – or just monopolizing the conversation? Are you coming across as confident – or aggressive? With so much interview advice available online today, it can be tough to know which recommendations are right for you. But don’t worry; just trust our experts! Today, Kinsa presents […]
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Your Voice Matters When Trying To Make A Great First Impression There are so many factors that play into creating your first impression when you are interviewing. One of those factors that is not addressed enough is your voice. Conclusions can be drawn simply by the way you speak. Whether those assumptions are correct or […]
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Behavioral questions are undeniably important in assessing a candidate’s viability; understanding past behavior is the best way to predict future success. But behavior-based questions are only one part of a comprehensive food & beverage interview. The best way to gauge how serious your candidate really is about the role? Ask “non-behavioral” questions. As the name […]
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…and be prepared! When you interview a food & beverage candidate for a professional or executive role, you expect that individual to have: researched your organization; practiced answers to common interview questions; created a list of follow up questions for you. Guess what? Your candidate expects the same from you! In a job market where […]
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This blog post was updated on October 31, 2022. Time for a little hiring math. In a food & beverage interview: Great questions + Great answers = successful employment connections! Admittedly, this isn’t the type of revelation that would rival the likes of those made by Pythagoras or Fibonacci. But it’s a critical equation for […]
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“So, what keeps you up at night?” While on a job interview, a Kinsa candidate recently posed this follow-up question to the CEO at one of our client companies. The candidate listened to the CEO’s response, and then replied with how he (the candidate) could help solve the CEO’s problem and make the company more […]
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Writing the Perfect Job Interview Thank You Note Even if you’ve absolutely nailed your job interview, you could rule yourself out of the running if you fail to follow up with your interviewer afterwards. In order to stand out, it’s important that a thank you note or email is sent immediately after the job interview. Your […]
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