Previously, we’ve heard from a CEO who rejects job candidates who say they can start right away and the sneaky salt and pepper test that plagues lunch interviews.
Now, there’s a coffee cup test to add to job seekers’ list of hoops they need to jump through to land a job in today’s tough market.
The trick was described by an Australian boss, Trent Innes, who is the former managing director of accounting platform Xeno, and now works as the chief growth officer at SiteMinder.
Speaking on the business podcast “The Ventures,” Innes said he always takes prospective employees for a walk to the kitchen for a beverage—and although he calls it a coffee cup test, it’s not about whether you take your caffeine hit black or with sugar. You could even forgo coffee for water or tea and still pass the test.
It’s what you do with your cup afterward that he’s keeping an eye on.
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