Forgot to ask during the interview

Angela D

One of our hiring manager mentioned to me that she would like to e-mail a canidate a question that she forgot ask during the interview. The question is regarding to why the canidate left their previous job. I feel that the hiring manager should wait until the second interview to ask, since this really does not have a direct relationship into the ability to do the job, does anyone see anything wrong with this?

FunHRBanker

If you were planning to have the candidate back, the second interview would be a great time to ask the forgotten question. If you weren't, what does their reason matter?

Paul in Cannon Beach

Asking why a person left their previous job is a fine question and can tell you alot about the nature of the applicants relationship with their former employer, how they "handled" the transition, and whether they will take the opportunity to badmouth their former boss.

If its important to determining whether this applicant gets a second interview, I see no problem with e-mailing the forgotten question. Otherwise, save it for the second interview.