Ask why. Even when you think you know the answer.• Never say “usually” when asking a

question.• Encourage storytelling.• Look for inconsistencies. These

inconsistencies hide insights.• Pay attention to nonverbal cues. Be

aware of body language and emotions.• Don’t be afraid of silence.• Don’t suggest answers to your

questions.• Ask questions neutrally.• Don’t ask binary questions.• Make sure you’re prepared to capture

notes.• Try to distinguish between needs,

wants and loves.

Interviewers asking:•What are you passionate about?

•What makes you think "I can't wait until I get to work this morning!”

•What is the most fun you’ve ever had?

•What is your favorite example of a problem you’ve solved? (And how..)

•How do you feel about paired learning?

•If you could have changed on thing in your previous/current job, what would it it be?

•What is it you think you will enjoy most about this job? What are you excited to learn while working here?

•What do you aspire to in life? (And how are you pursuing this?)

•What do you want or feel you need to learn (to achieve these aspirations?)

•What values do you believe in? (Agile values?) And how do you live those values?

•Personalize a few question for values (ex: what does TRUST mean to you?)

•What does balance mean to you in your life?

•What are examples of work interactions you are most proud of? and why?

•What environment do you like to create?

•How do you like to be treated?

•What do you trust vs verify?

•Tell me about a recent learning you had when working on a project. 

•What else should we know about you?

will they really love the job

Interview Tips Will I really love this job?

Candidates asking:•Tell me about what life is like {working where they work}?

•Describe what the day would be like (in the position needing to be filled.)

• What values do you believe in? (Agile values?) And how do you live those values?

•Personalize a few question for values: What does 'sustainable pace' mean at this company?

•If you could change one thing about the job/team/organization what would it be?

•What would “set someone up for success” mean for this job/team/organization?

•How large is the team? How many members have been on the team for more than 3 years?

•What is the on-boarding procedure for this position? First day, first week, month?

•Does the team get together for lunches or dinners?

•How are teams formed/reformed? Why are teams formed/reformed?

•Do we have access to the customer?

•Tell me about the relationships we have with stakeholders, suppliers, partners.

•Is adaptive development supported? Is there shared learning in place?

•What are the biggest challenges?

•When and how is code deployed? What systems are in place to help us fail less? What are the current tools used?

•What are some of the things that you wish you were doing?

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Let us know your specific needs for product design and development, and we’ll design a customized workshop together!

Catherine Louis - (919) 244-1888 email: cll@cll-group.com twitter: @catherinelouis

We believe in:Delighting customers as the bottom line for the whole organization. Creating high performing teams by empowering, motivating, and engaging the whole organization.Eliminating waste by continuously optimizing the flow of business value from the "idea" phase through delivery and support.Cultivating a fun and innovative culture by creating a safe place to experiment, learn and grow.

We specialize in:Lean-Agile Change ManagementOrganization-Wide: helping bring the firm beyond the initial Agile Pilot towards creating an Agile Enterprise.Enabling change management engagements to span the entire firm: Enabling agility beyond the R&D employees, including the entire value stream (from idea to delivery) from a waterfall methodology to Agile/ Scrum/XP.

What makes us different:• We work in an accelerated train-the-trainer

model to empower your coaches internally.• We do not limit our working scope to just

one size of team or to software only.• Our focus is on delighting our customer’s

customers. Contact: cll@cll-group.com