If you’re a small business owner getting ready to hire, you know how critical it is to find the right talent – especially in today’s competitive job market.
To help you evaluate candidates effectively, we’ve compiled a list of key questions that cover qualifications, experience, and cultural fit. Feel free to adapt them to suit your specific needs.
And if you’re looking to speed up the hiring process and go fully digital, Hiring by Beyond is here to help. We’ve built tools that take the stress out of recruiting so you can focus on what really matters—growing your business.
10 Smart Interview Questions to Ask Job Candidates
- Can you tell me about your previous job experience?
- What got you interested in this role?
- What specific skills or strengths do you bring to this position?
- Tell me about a challenging situation you faced at work and how you handled it.
- What are your long-term career goals?
- How do you deal with difficult coworkers or customers?
- What do you know about our company? Why do you want to join us?
- Can you share an example of a project you contributed to or led successfully?
- How do you stay organized and manage your workload?
- Describe a time you had to adapt to a new tool or process. How did you approach it?
Make Hiring Easier with Beyond
With Beyond’s Hiring platform, you can:
- Create job listings and post to the right platforms.
- Review applications, assign hiring roles, and collect team feedback.
- Schedule and conduct interviews from anywhere, on any device.
- Complete hiring and onboarding 100% online.
Effortless Onboarding for Your New Hires
Hiring doesn’t end when you say “you’re hired.” You still have onboarding to think about—and that can take up valuable time.
Beyond’s Onboarding tool makes it easy by digitizing the process. Instead of spending 90 minutes per new hire on paperwork, new employees can complete everything from their own devices—on their own time.
With Beyond, you can:
- Auto-complete W-2s, I-9s, and other tax forms.
- Choose preferred payment methods.
- Generate compliance and onboarding documents.
- Use location-based tax engines.
- Let employees self-onboard anytime, anywhere.
- Share contracts and collect digital signatures.
As a business owner, your time is valuable.
Beyond gives you the tools to streamline repetitive tasks, reduce errors, and make smarter hires—faster.
Ready to simplify your hiring and onboarding? Let’s get started.
