Resumes are starting to lose to working interviews.

Last week, we attended a conference in Couer d'Alene. Across every employer we talked to, one trend kept resurfacing: working interviews.

AI can write a perfect resume, cover letter, and many candidates try to use it to answer questions in remote interviews. So all of these legacy tools are are telling you less and less about who that person actually is.

The solution? Set up some time to see who the real person is in action.

The solution? Set up some time to see who the real person is in action. Have candidates spend a few hours or a full day doing the actual work alongside the actual team they would be working with.

This can tell you:

  • How they view work

  • How they handle pressure

  • If they ask good questions/take initiative or just wait to be told what to do

  • How do they treat the people around them

Being able to do the job is not at all the same thing as knowing how to work hard and work well. And a few hours of watching the person on the job is one of the best signals you've got.

One tip if you try this: pay candidates for their time. It’s the right thing to do, and in many states it’s legally required. You do not want to allow an unpaid “trial shift” to turn into a wage claim.

Hire people who already know how to work hard.

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