“What would make you quit this job a year from now?”
“If you were an animal, what animal would you be?”
“How do you spend your weekends?”
Every founder and hiring manager has a set of off-script interview questions like these, the ones you don’t really prepare for.
Today, these questions matter more than ever. In a hiring process where CVs can be polished and prep can be automated, they are one of the few ways left to see how someone actually thinks, learns, and deals with uncertainty.
So what do founders really ask when they are trying to understand the person behind the CV? What does Vineeta Singh at SUGAR Cosmetics look for? Or Arjun Vaidya at Dr Vaidya’s?
In this episode of 90,000 Hours, we go inside the interview room to break down the questions founders actually care about right now and what they are listening for when you answer.
What is 90,000 Hours (Private)?
You’ll spend 90,000 hours at work in your lifetime. How do you make that time count?
90,000 Hours is a weekly podcast from the newsroom of The Ken that helps you navigate today’s changing world of work, where the traditional 40-year career is gone, entry-level jobs are being replaced by artificial intelligence, and staying relevant means constantly reinventing yourself.
Hosted by Rahel Philipose, the show features conversations with the people creating, breaking, and rewriting the way we work.