What Turns You Off the Fastest?
Monday August 14, 2006
Please take the time to vote in the weekly poll in the right hand column of this blog.
To make it to an interview, a candidate has already passed a review of his resume, a review of his cover letter, a comparison against all of the other current candidates applying, and possibly, a telephone screen. Consider the odds of an individual's candidacy making it this far. Even if the position you are applying for appears to be perfect for you, the hiring manager and the reviewing Human Resources staff need to agree.
With the difficulty candidates experience to make it to the interview stage, you'd think the candidate would appear for the interview polished, prepared, on time, and knowledgeable about your company. Is this always the case? Despite all the job search advice that is available, candidates don't always do the right thing. In fact, some of them seem to have a candidacy death wish, they do so much wrong.
Best Practices in Interviewing
Companies that use “best practices” in interviewing and that are extremely effective in consistently hiring top performers, use customized or standard behavioral-based interview guides with interview questions to remain consistent in their line of questioning. These companies not only train their recruiters, but they train their executives, department managers, and hiring managers on legal and effective interview questions and techniques to utilize during the interview. You will want to do the same.
More interviewing resources.
Again, please take the time to vote in my current poll.
My most recent poll has drawn over 1,000 votes. Color Me Purple for Team Building.
All prior polls. Vote in previous polls.
Additional Site Resources
With the difficulty candidates experience to make it to the interview stage, you'd think the candidate would appear for the interview polished, prepared, on time, and knowledgeable about your company. Is this always the case? Despite all the job search advice that is available, candidates don't always do the right thing. In fact, some of them seem to have a candidacy death wish, they do so much wrong.
Best Practices in Interviewing
Companies that use “best practices” in interviewing and that are extremely effective in consistently hiring top performers, use customized or standard behavioral-based interview guides with interview questions to remain consistent in their line of questioning. These companies not only train their recruiters, but they train their executives, department managers, and hiring managers on legal and effective interview questions and techniques to utilize during the interview. You will want to do the same.
More interviewing resources.
Again, please take the time to vote in my current poll.
My most recent poll has drawn over 1,000 votes. Color Me Purple for Team Building.
All prior polls. Vote in previous polls.
Additional Site Resources
Comments
No comments yet. Leave a Comment