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Grace Hoffman & Nisha Mal

CEO uses 'coffee cup test' in every job interview to help determine who gets the jobs

A CEO has revealed he always does a 'coffee cup test' on every person he interviews for a job, as he believes it helps him determine who to hire. The boss of an accounting software firm has even gone as far to say he will not hire anyone who fails the test.

The simple test isn't about giving the perfect answer, it is based on attitude. Trent Innes, who is the boss of an accounting software firm, says the test is so important to him that those who fail it are blacklisted from the firm.

Trent, whose company is called Xero Australia, revealed his test on a podcast called The Venture. He said: "I will always take you for a walk down to one of our kitchens and somehow you always end up walking away with a drink.

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