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The interview process is an essential tool in your hiring success. In
this time you have the chance to determine if this person will
contribute as a team player to the success of your business. With such
importance placed on this function it seems to be the one aspect of
business we know least about. In the 2 decades I have been
instrumental in finding the right person the first time for a business
I have identified seven of the most common pitfalls in the interview
process.
The most common pitfall I hear from my clients is how to recognize
when an applicant is “on stage” during the interview. Your goal is to
ascertain a team player to help grow your business and their goal may
be to obtain the position for their financial gain. How do you blow
through the smoke and separate fact from fiction in how they answer
questions?
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The second most common pitfall
has to do with the interview content. Does the interview content
accurately predict job performance? Is valuable interview time filled
with conversation that does not relate to predicting job success?
Many may look to reduce the amount of turnover or time and money
wasted on unsuccessful hiring. Unfortunately, despite the vague
feeling that we could have been a more effective interviewer many
times we do not look to improve the interview process.
Space does not permit me to cover all seven interview pitfalls in this
article.* Suffice it to say that hiring smart the first time, after
investing a relatively small amount of time improving interview skills
is far less costly than fixing hiring mistakes.
*See side bar to improve your
hiring effectiveness and to receive the complete list of 7
Interviewing Pitfalls
Reflections
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What is the basis for your
approach to interviewing?
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How many people have you hired
that did not work out after the first year?
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What would be the impact to your
organization if you significantly improved your hiring success rate?
Quote
Things Not To Say Or Do At A Job Interview…
Mention your resume would have been stronger, but you didn't feel like
making anything else up.
--From basicjokes.com
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