6 Interview Questions You Must Ask the SEO Candidate before Hiring

The major problem today, they say, is not employment but employability. The perfect SEO candidate isvery hard to find. You need to entrust a lot of responsibilities on someone whom you should not have tosupervise all the time. Here are 6 questions you should ask the next interview candidate before hiring himor her.

Q 1 – Tell me all about yourself in 60seconds. Your time starts now.

This tells you how the candidate acts underpressure and real-time constraints. Usuallyclients put a lot of emphasis on time and onhow soon the webmasters can achieve desiredresults. This will give you a clear picture ofcandidate will perform on short notices ormanage their time in short and long term.

Q 2 – How do you measure SEO success?

If “rank” is the answer you get, call the next candidate. Theright candidates will tell you that they tried a number ofthings and which of them worked to their advantages. If youwant a still deeper insight, then ask them to log into theiranalytics account and give you a demo of how they measurethings.

Q 3 – Which are your favorite websites or blogs for research? Tell me one article which recently gotall your attention.

SEO is a field of rapid advancements and one that changes as frequently as Google updates. You want toknow that the candidate keeps up with the latest trends, technologies and updates of the industry. Askingabout the article will make sure they actually read it rather than just naming a list of blogs they’ve heard of.

Q 4 – Would you rather work incessantly on one project or little by little on many?

This gives you a clear picture on whether the candidate can multitask well or not. Hence you can find out ifthe interviewee is suitable for your company’s work culture, and fit for any project(s).

Q 5 – What are the tools you have used?

This lets you know how well-versed the interviewee is with SEO tactics and techniques and how strongtheir analytics skill is, which is the foundation for good optimization.

Q 6 – What would be your SEO strategy if you have to build a website from scratch?

This will make sure they know that SEO and design/development go hand in hand and how to make themaximum use of available resources. This also means they’re good at consulting and hence can give clientsa valuable piece of advice when needed.

Choosing the right candidates for your company is as important as having a good work ethic andmethodologies in the company. The right choice will get you to the top. Ask these questions to thecandidates and start climbing the ladder.

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