Interview: How to get a pig to climb a tree? The boss refuted these 3 answers, and the face of the post-95s was ashen

Men can be trusted, sows can climb trees. Meaning, it is impossible for a sow to climb a tree. There are some bosses who "don't believe in evil" and like to use brainwashing on employees. There is no way they can't do it, but they can't think of it. They use their brains to make the impossible possible. Especially some sales and innovative companies are prone to some unreliable and strange interview questions.

Not long ago, the boss of a small start-up company interviewed three post-95 candidates, "There is a classic interview question on the Internet. How to make a sow climb a tree? There are generally three answers. The first is to brainwash the sow. Tell the sow that you are a monkey, and motivate the sow to climb the tree; the second is assessment and intimidation, telling the sow that if you don’t climb the tree today, it will be a whole pig feast at night; the third is advertising strategy, cutting down the tree , let the sow take a group photo after going up the tree. You first comment on these three answers, and then propose a new method."

In general, in addition to the three popular answers above, there are generally three types of answering thinking. The boss smiled and answered with sincerity, which caused the three candidates to think deeply. The final comment can be said to be "in a word".

Interview: How to get a pig to climb a tree? The boss refuted these 3 answers, and the face of the post-95s was ashen

[1] Outline thinking:

Someone answered: Draw a pie for the sow and fool the sow into thinking that she can climb a tree. This is entrepreneurial thinking. Forcing the sow to climb the tree and get out if she can't achieve her performance is the thinking of middle-level managers. Through PS, I copied a picture of a sow on a tree, which is the thinking of employees. If it were me, I would create a vent, sows could fly, not to mention trees, even Mount Everest. I am the conceptual thinking of the Internet outlet.

[2] Philosophical thinking:

Someone answered: The spiritual stimulation method is brainwashing by pyramid schemes, which harms others and oneself; the threat and intimidation method is completely useless. It is false advertising, illegal and illegal. If it were me, I would still use the tool resource method to provide employees with tools and resources for things that employees cannot do to help employees realize their self-worth. Rent a crane for the sow, hang the sow on the tree, put the sow on iron claw shoes, and can stand firm in the canopy. This is to allow employees to stand on the shoulders of managers to achieve success, to help others and themselves. Philosophy thinking.

Interview: How to get a pig to climb a tree? The boss refuted these 3 answers, and the face of the post-95s was ashen

[3] Practical thinking:

Someone answered: Let the sow climb the tree, this is not a guessing problem, let alone a thinking problem, but a practical problem. What I said above is not reliable, because it ignores the core essence of this question. To let a sow climb a tree is to let employees complete impossible tasks. No matter what thinking or tools you use, it is not the correct human resource development concept. Good human resource development is to train, coach, and cultivate the growth of employees, so that they can reach the peak of self-worth. I will find a big tree that slopes smoothly. The meaning is to match the goals that the employee can achieve. Put a little food on the trunk every other section, and continue to motivate and guide the sows to walk to the top of the tree step by step. Grow and share with the company. This is workplace practice thinking.

[four] boss thinking:

The boss smiled slightly, and everyone's answer was "open your mind". Do you want to know what the boss's thinking is? Several candidates looked at the boss curiously. The boss said slowly, the core of our boss's business is to make profits, not a welfare institution or a training institution, so the key is to select and employ people. The main business of the company is to climb trees, why should I choose a sow? No matter what thinking, tools, resources or incentives and assessment methods you use, you put the cart before the horse. Why don't I hire a monkey? Use monkeys who are good at climbing trees to climb trees, and let the sow do what she is good at. This is the matching of talents and positions, and people can make the best use of their talents.

Interview: How to get a pig to climb a tree? The boss refuted these 3 answers, and the face of the post-95s was ashen

【V】Final comment:

PS: After the boss finished speaking, the three post-95s were embarrassed to bow their heads, and their faces were ashen when they were criticized. In the practice of human resource management and development, interview and recruitment is a very critical pre-process. Recruiting suitable talents is more important than recruiting highly educated talents. Only those large enterprises have a training system, which gradually trains newcomers recruited on campus to meet the requirements of competence. For those small and medium-sized enterprises, the boss is more inclined to recruit suitable talents rather than excellent talents. Some jobs have insufficient skills and can be trained. For some jobs, the problem cannot be solved through training. If you have to train a sow to climb a tree, it is better to recruit a monkey. , otherwise it is putting the cart before the horse.