How to hire the best talent with scalar interviews

Some favor open questions for interviews and others closed questions. But there's a happy medium: scalar interviews.

By Dünya Kırkalı

November 05, 2024

Estimated reading time: 7 minutes

Combine the depth of open and closed questions for enhanced interviews

When it comes to interviewing tech candidates, there are two main camps: those who like open questions and those who like closed questions, as well as many flavors in between.

Having conducted over 1000 interviews in 4 years, I’ve had the chance to experiment with different types of questions and to review the success rate and quality of hired candidates.

One thing that struck me was that open questions easily uncovered qualities like motivation and learning capability, whereas other qualities like technical skills or specific work habits were easier to spot with closed questions.

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