Great Manager Newsletter - June 5, 2024

Illegal Interview Questions

Jun 05, 2024

If you’ve stayed at a Hampton Inn, you’ve no doubt seen their breakfast buffet with their signature waffle station.

Trivia question: How many waffles per year are made at Hampton Inn’s?

waffles on plate — Photo by Mae Mu on Unsplash

Answer at the end of the newsletter.

Now that we are in summer, it is a great time to focus on using the community to help you with any issues you are having. Feel free to add questions in the comments.

Let’s get started.

1 Big Thing

Asking Illegal Interview Questions

The article discusses a survey revealing that one-third of hiring managers admit to asking job candidates illegal interview questions. These questions often touch on topics like age, marital status, and plans for having children, which are prohibited by anti-discrimination laws. Despite this, many hiring managers continue to ask these questions, either out of ignorance or to gauge cultural fit. The article emphasizes the importance of understanding and adhering to employment laws to avoid legal issues and create a fair and inclusive hiring process.

Watch This

Goals for Professional Development

This video shares some of the narrator’s personal goals for professional development. It focuses on 5 types of goals and contains examples.

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By the Numbers

80%

80% of hiring managers have admitted to ghosting a candidate. At first glance, that number says really bad things about hiring managers.

The survey also asked managers why they ghost candidates. These reasons make hiring managers look even worse.

Great Managers ghost no one.

Words of Wisdom

Early feedback is better than late criticism.

― James Clear

Business Laughs

Discussion Topics

How do you recognize and reward exceptional performance within your team?