A CEO reveals the answer to the one common interview question that will keep them from hiring you.
When you ask a candidate for a new job when they can start, you may think that the sooner the better.
But Gary Shapiro, CEO of the Consumer Technology Association (CTA), a U.S. trade group, says a deadline that’s too short is a big red flag.
If the answer is within two weeks, Shapiro says it’s a big no.
“They don’t get jobs because they treat us like any former employer,” Shapiro told CNBC this week.
He said he looks for employees with “a certain level of commitment” to the company, meaning that even if they don’t like their job, “they won’t leave their employer alone.”
He said one candidate who would later become CTA’s chief operating officer said it would take up to six weeks to finish work with his previous employer, which he said was not a negative. .
Mr. Shapiro has served as CTA Administrator for more than 30 years.
Revealing the questions bosses don’t ask employees
Earlier this year, another CEO made headlines online by sharing frequently asked workplace questions that employees don’t ask.
Tom Hunt, CEO of UK-based B2B podcast company Fame, has made it clear that he doesn’t care where his employees work or why they work.
On LinkedIn, he shared a story about a team member who was asked if he could work for six weeks from another country.
“She went on to explain why…I jumped in and said, ‘Okay, it’s okay. You don’t need to know why.’ You decide how you do your job,” he wrote.
“A different country every month? That’s okay. Do I work from my garden? That’s okay. Do I take a few hours off for a doctor’s appointment? That’s okay. I work at Weatherspoon after I drop the kids at school. Is it okay?”
Mr Hunt explained that he does not believe that employees have an obligation to explain to their workplaces why they need flexibility.
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Flexible working arrangements, including working from home, are currently gaining traction as bosses increasingly reintroduce office working days for remote staff.
In a memo issued to employees on Sept. 26, Dell gave employees four days’ notice before requiring them to return to the office five days a week, with changes starting Sept. 30.
Similarly, flight center staff have been ordered to return to their offices and stores five days a week, except when traveling.
A memo shared with Australian staff earlier this month pointed to a video from a Brisbane-based head of people and culture in which he said: “A key part of our culture is connected directly together. “It’s the ability to build.”
This follows similar directives from major companies such as Amazon and Tabcorp, as well as NSW Premier Chris Minns’ announcement in August that remote working privileges would end.
