Comments on: Hiring Pet Sitters? The 12 Most Fun, Direct and Eye-Opening Questions You Must Ask. http://petsittingology.com/blog/hiring-pet-sitters-the-12-most-fun-direct-and-eye-opening-questions-you-must-ask/ The Art & Science of successfully starting a pet sitting business. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:45:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Catherine Cobb http://petsittingology.com/blog/hiring-pet-sitters-the-12-most-fun-direct-and-eye-opening-questions-you-must-ask/comment-page-1/#comment-1353 Catherine Cobb Mon, 11 Jan 2010 05:57:02 +0000 http://petsittingology.com/blog/?p=476#comment-1353 Thanks for the chuckles. What a crack up! Thanks for the chuckles. What a crack up!

]]> By: Catherine Cobb http://petsittingology.com/blog/hiring-pet-sitters-the-12-most-fun-direct-and-eye-opening-questions-you-must-ask/comment-page-1/#comment-1292 Catherine Cobb Sun, 10 Jan 2010 23:57:02 +0000 http://petsittingology.com/blog/?p=476#comment-1292 Thanks for the chuckles. What a crack up! Thanks for the chuckles. What a crack up!

]]> By: Joshua http://petsittingology.com/blog/hiring-pet-sitters-the-12-most-fun-direct-and-eye-opening-questions-you-must-ask/comment-page-1/#comment-638 Joshua Mon, 07 Sep 2009 15:50:29 +0000 http://petsittingology.com/blog/?p=476#comment-638 Hi Ambrosia, I agree that these questions may not be the most suitable during a face-to-face interview. As noted, we do use them as an initial screening out process. Since we operate out of New York City, we'd be flooded with submissions if we didn't have something in place to help us see who might be a good fit. For example, take this real email submission we received: [not edited at all, including the name. The keyword before the answer helps us identify the question] name: J funniest: I'm 20 years old..i'm a student..i need a part time job...i like animal..i had take care my uncle's dog during summer vocation... tricks: yes, i think... sunday: sleep... LikeAnimal: dog,cat.... catMouse: yes... Goldfish: feel free...swimming...because i can't swim... favoriteWord: lucky... leastfavoriteWord: free... otherProfession: notProfession: goal: be free...do,buy what i want to... anythingElse: J might have a great looking resume with plenty of experience, but the answers suggest he/she is not in line with our ideal candidate - one that we want representing our business. We just use these questions as an initial screen. And you're right, I've spoken to plenty of those creative people on my follow-up phone call and realize they don't know the first thing about anything! Thanks for your comment, Ambrosia. Hi Ambrosia,

I agree that these questions may not be the most suitable during a face-to-face interview. As noted, we do use them as an initial screening out process. Since we operate out of New York City, we’d be flooded with submissions if we didn’t have something in place to help us see who might be a good fit.

For example, take this real email submission we received: [not edited at all, including the name. The keyword before the answer helps us identify the question]

name: J

funniest: I’m 20 years old..i’m a student..i need a part time job…i like animal..i had take care my uncle’s dog during summer vocation…

tricks: yes, i think…

sunday: sleep…

LikeAnimal: dog,cat….

catMouse: yes…

Goldfish: feel free…swimming…because i can’t swim…

favoriteWord: lucky…

leastfavoriteWord: free…

otherProfession:

notProfession:

goal: be free…do,buy what i want to…

anythingElse:

J might have a great looking resume with plenty of experience, but the answers suggest he/she is not in line with our ideal candidate – one that we want representing our business.

We just use these questions as an initial screen.

And you’re right, I’ve spoken to plenty of those creative people on my follow-up phone call and realize they don’t know the first thing about anything!

Thanks for your comment, Ambrosia.

]]> By: Ambrosia http://petsittingology.com/blog/hiring-pet-sitters-the-12-most-fun-direct-and-eye-opening-questions-you-must-ask/comment-page-1/#comment-637 Ambrosia Mon, 07 Sep 2009 14:13:30 +0000 http://petsittingology.com/blog/?p=476#comment-637 This is original, but I wouldn't use those questions, nor being happy to have them asked to me during a job interview... In my opinion, the response you get from those questions are way too vague, and too subjective to really "seize" a potential employee/IC. Some people can have the wildest imagination and creativity (for the questions) but end being completely mindless and clueless about how to react in difficult circumstances or emergencies related to the job. This is original, but I wouldn’t use those questions, nor being happy to have them asked to me during a job interview… In my opinion, the response you get from those questions are way too vague, and too subjective to really “seize” a potential employee/IC. Some people can have the wildest imagination and creativity (for the questions) but end being completely mindless and clueless about how to react in difficult circumstances or emergencies related to the job.

]]> By: Joshua http://petsittingology.com/blog/hiring-pet-sitters-the-12-most-fun-direct-and-eye-opening-questions-you-must-ask/comment-page-1/#comment-582 Joshua Tue, 01 Sep 2009 01:43:48 +0000 http://petsittingology.com/blog/?p=476#comment-582 Thanks, Joan. Yea, it's surprising what you can learn about people just from a response to certain questions. I hope your boss can use them well. Thanks, Joan. Yea, it’s surprising what you can learn about people just from a response to certain questions.

I hope your boss can use them well.

]]> By: Joan http://petsittingology.com/blog/hiring-pet-sitters-the-12-most-fun-direct-and-eye-opening-questions-you-must-ask/comment-page-1/#comment-579 Joan Mon, 31 Aug 2009 22:48:45 +0000 http://petsittingology.com/blog/?p=476#comment-579 Great questions PetSittingOlogy! I'll take these questions back to my boss to see if she can add those to our interview process. They do reflect characteristics that pet sitters should have! Great questions PetSittingOlogy! I’ll take these questions back to my boss to see if she can add those to our interview process. They do reflect characteristics that pet sitters should have!

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