Interview questions you might want to employ to find out more about your candidates (but did not ask)

From Inc by Suzanne Lucas | June 20, 2013

Hiring is still not a science.  We experience a lot of failures.  Some people do well in the interview but does not even complete the orientation; or is a completely different person on the job. 

Here are some questions that might improve our success rate in hiring.  Some of the questions that you might try:

l.  What would you be 5 years from now in this company?  This determines his goal or stickability in the company or if he/she is goal driven.

2.  What are your failures and who do you think was responsible for this? This reveals much about the personality of the person

3.  Who is your favorite author?  What would be the next book you will read?  Do you travel?  Where was your last destination?  Why did you go there?

4. How would you solve this particular problem  (an operating, marketing, or financial problem)

5.  If the company had this crisis. what would you do?

6.  If you were a traffic sign, what would it be?

7.  Tell me a joke?

8.  (an unstructured instruction)  Can you arrange this deck of cards for me?

9. Why do you want to work here?