The Hiring Ritual

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PART 1 — THE QUESTIONS

Each question has 3 answers
Each answer routes to one to Part 2 Castle Career Potential.

Begin

1. You receive a message marked “urgent.” What do you do?

A. Reply immediately with “Noted.”

B. Flag it, then attend three meetings first.

C. Forward it to someone more qualified.

2. A meeting has no agenda. Your approach?

A. Speak confidently about nothing.

B. Take notes you will never read again.

C. Suggest a follow-up meeting.

3. A deadline is approaching rapidly. You:

A. Begin working with visible intensity.

B. Ask for clarification.

C. Reframe the deadline entirely.

4. You are asked for an update. You:

A. Provide a vague but confident summary.

B. Share excessive detail.

C. Say you are “still aligning.”

5. A colleague takes credit for your work. You:

A. Publicly agree it was a team effort.

B. Quietly correct the narrative later.

C. Start a new task immediately.

6. You are invited to a meeting you don’t understand. You:

A. Accept immediately.

B. Ask what it’s about (no reply received).

C. Attend and remain silent.

7. Your workload becomes unmanageable. You:

A. Work longer hours.

B. Reprioritise repeatedly.

C. Pretend it is under control.

8. A new system is introduced. You:

A. Embrace it enthusiastically.

B. Continue using the old one.

C. Ask if training exists.

9. You are asked to “improve morale.” You:

A. Suggest a team activity.

B. Create a presentation.

C. Rename the problem.

10. You are finally given clear instructions. You:

A. Follow them exactly.

B. Improve them unnecessarily.

C. Wait for further confirmation.

End of Questions