Everyone says that everything moves fast on the Internet, but just how fast are we talking about here? How much data gets shared across the Internet? While you calculate that in your head, take note that we are talking about emails, status posts, tweets and retweets, the downloading of apps and uploading of vacation pictures, streaming of online videos and music, online transactions and the list goes on.

So what happens in an Internet minute? Well, folks at Intel did some number crunching and came up with a figure that describes what happens in sixty seconds on the Internet — 639,800 GB of global IP data gets transferred, that’s what. Below is an infographic to show you a breakdown of what contributes to more than half a million gigabytes of information being transferred all across the world every minute through the power of communication technology.

Interviewing a candidate has never been easy. It involves foresight, vision and the ability to see through the interviewee’s mind. An interviewer should be able to throw questions, which must rattle a candidate, and should put him in the spot of bother. He should be able to look through an interviewee’s mind, and analyze his mental grasp of the situation.

That said, the strength of an interviewer lies in posing questions, and reflecting on candidate’s behavior during the course of the interview process. Today, following the post, ‘10 Most Asked Interview Questions‘, we are going to switch the angle and discuss the wisdom of choosing the right candidate. It certainly involves certain cognitive process and decision making, but if you are doing it right, you get the best for your company.

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Significant role of an interviewer

An interviewer is entrusted with the task of choosing the appropriate candidate. He should begin with preparing a list of qualities that he wants in a candidate. The art of choosing candidate lies in finding those qualities in an interviewee through interaction.

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Questions related to interviews should be specific to the task. Never generalize interviews. Most interviewers generalize interviews, and that can never help them to identify the right talent. Generalization begets ordinary talent. It will never help firms to scout for what they had been searching for.

Some firms perform two step interview processes. The first step will have a general interview, which helps firms to filter best ones from average candidates. The second step will involve finding the best from the already filtered candidates. It engages specific task related interviews, and it helps firms to trace the right talent.

However, the two step interview process is only successful when the list of interviewees is large. The role of an interviewer may change according to the post for which interviews are being held. Hunting for right managers will involve different set of strategies than looking for ordinary employees.

Again, hiring an insider for a top post is different from hiring someone from outside. Interviewers have to make a lot of adjustments while taking interviews in different situations.

Read a candidate

An interviewer’s biggest task is to read the interviewee’s mind. He should be able to pick what goes on his mind. It is important to catch the truth in the candidate’s speech; the confidence behind the facade should never be missed.

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But before the interviewer tap anything from the candidate’s mind, he should get the interviewee relaxed. He should try and open up a candidate, so that he gets on his own. A candidate’s true self can only be realized once he gets over his nervousness. In this case, the interviewer can throw questions to the interviewee to open him up, so that he gets in a position to understand the candidate.

Many interviewers are self-centered and they would only perform their chores on the interview table, without even bothering a candidate. Learn to pick signals.

Has anyone bothered to read the candidate’s body language? What do his mannerisms say about him? Is he well dressed up? But appearance is just a teaser, as the real trick to knowing the candidate is ask the right questions.

Asking Questions

Begin with a look at the candidate’s Curriculum Vitae. A curriculum vitae is the true picture of what the candidate has achieved in his life. His professional achievements are embedded in it. It is the best document to find questions to throw at a candidate. Always ask questions from his curriculum vitae.

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It is said that past is the most defining picture of what lies in the future. There is always some relationship between the past events and the future. Questions from the past will give a clear indication of what a candidate can deliver in future. Importantly, an interviewer should be able to grasp the nature of work that the interviewee has done in the past.

The candidate’s speech should give a clear idea of the extent of specialization that he has performed in his works in the past. Speech should be read. The behavioral response from a candidate should be read properly to make out the truth in the candidate’s speech.

Never ask questions in a random manner. Questions should be designed according to the needs of the post, and also after going through the candidate’s Curriculum Vitae. Format the interview process, especially if interview is being held for selecting the top level candidate.

Interviewer should be careful about what he says. Never say something that will provide information to candidate, or help him during the course of the interview process. That said, the interviewer should speak less. He should indeed be a good listener and a good observer, too. The more he concentrates on listening, the better his decision will be.

Understand Candidate’s Objective

Though the candidate’s main objective is to get a job, yet, there could be series of hidden objectives in the candidate’s mind. As an interviewer, the knowledge of candidate’s intention will help in the process of decision making.

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There are candidates who have decided to take a jump from the old place of work, just because they need a salary hike, while few seek additional responsibilities associated with the new job profile. Some candidates love to be adventurous and few do not get along well with their old boss.

It is important to follow what questions a candidate asks, as his priority stems from the questions he asks. If a candidate is worried about an increase in his salary, he will demonstrate his willingness to know what he wants to know.

Avoid those who enjoy the thrill of changing their job. Such individuals never make good employee. Select those who thrive on sticking with a company for longer period of time. They are precious, and bring value to a company. The bottom line, though, is to choose the best, so if an interviewer doesn’t find one, wait till one arrives.

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Listening to music and singing along together with your friends can be a wonderful and memorable experience but you can only do that when you are physically together. But here’s some good news. The whole experience is about to change because even from home, you can now listen to music, new and old, with your friends, on Facebook.

With the new Facebook ‘Listen With’, you get to listen to music on Facebook and share the experience with your friends in real time. No status updates are required, instead the music you play will automatically be reflected on your chat sidebar on Facebook and your friends will be able to join in, and even chat about it. With more friends listening, the chat can even turn into a group chat.

Playing Music from Facebook

To listen to music from Facebook, first log in to your Facebook account.

1. Go to Facebook Music

When you have logged in, head over to the Facebook Music page (http://www.facebook.com/music) and you will see a list of trending albums with music tracks powered by Myspace and Saavn. There’s also Spotify and Rdio but currently the use of these two are only supported in a few countries.

You can also open the music page from your Facebook wall by accesing it from the left menu under the “Apps” category.

2. Add application to Facebook

When you are in the Music page, pick any music you’d like to play and a pop-up window will ask you to add the service to Facebook. Simply click on the “Add to Facebook” button.

Note that the pop-up window above is to add the Myspace application only. You will be asked again to add new apps should you want to play music from Spotify, Rdio or Saavn.

3. Play!

Once added, the music application will open a new tab on your browser (or new window, if not supported) and you will be redirected to the Myspace or the Saavn player page. No action is required, simply wait for the page to load and the selected song will be played automatically when it is ready.

Just so you know, the next time you want to start playing a song from Facebook, you will see a pop-up window asking if you would like to open a new tab/window to start playing the song.

Find out who is listening to Music

Facebook Music updates itself automatically, and you will be able to check who is listening to what, in real time. This also means that your friends will be able to know if you are listening, so they can join you or comment on your activity, or start a conversation.

There are several ways to find out if your friends are listening to music.

A. Facebook Wall

On your Facebook Wall, check out the status updates on the right. If your friend is playing music, you will be able to see the traction. Click on the traction status to see the playlist in detail, comment to start a conversation and click “Play” to start playing the music.

B. Facebook Timeline

On the Facebook Timeline, you will be able to check recently played music statuses and this will be updated automatically. Simply click the play button to play the music or hover for more details.

C. Facebook Chat sidebar

On your Facebook chat sidebar, there will be a music symbol updated next to your friend’s name if they are listening to music at that point of time. This feature is however currently only available for music played on Spotify and Rdio. If you listen with Myspace or Saavn, you may need to wait for this feature to be available.

 

Listen to music with friends

Now you can already listen to music on Facebook, and check if your friends are listening too. What about listening together with your friends and also chatting about it in real time? Right now, you will only see this feature if Spotify and Rdio are available in your area.

When this is available, simply hover over your friend’s name (one with a music symbol next to it), and a new pop-up will show with music details. Click on the “Listen with” button to listen to the music, and just start chatting. When there are more friends listening together, the chat will automatically become a group chat.

Conclusion

The new music feature on Facebook connects people with and via music, and brings a whole new experience to the Web. No manual updates are required since every status is updated automatically. Nevertheless you could still change who will be able to listen together with you, and also change who will be able to see your music traction.