5 Steps to a World-Class Second Interview
- Author: Amitai Givertz
- Posted: August 1, 2007
- Category: Recruiting, Candidate Selection
- Tags: Recruiting by Numbers
- Comments: 0
Recruiting by Numbers: Wednesday, August 1st, 2007
- Put only one candidate through the pass through.
- Be certain that the interview is set up to achieve its purpose.
- Advise the hiring manager not to let anyone else have the final decision.
- Prepare the candidate.
- Guide the feedback process.
Jill Zoromski, ERE.net
10 Common Interviewer Mistakes
- Author: Amitai Givertz
- Posted: July 10, 2007
- Category: Recruiting, Candidate Selection
- Tags: No Tags
- Comments: 2
Recruiting by Numbers: Tuesday, July 10th, 2007
- Don’t be afraid to ask tough questions.
- Don’t oversell your company.
- Don’t ask for information you already have.
- Don’t allow yourself to be interrupted unless it is an emergency.
- Don’t talk too much.
- Don’t use the interview as your therapy.
- Don’t be afraid to spell out in detail the requirements of the position.
- Don’t gossip or swap war stories.
- Don’t put the applicant on the defensive.
- Don’t be afraid to make the interview as long, or as short, as you deem necessary.
Source: Safari Solutions Newsletter
The Top 10 Reasons Why Managers Hate Recruiting
- Author: Amitai Givertz
- Posted: July 9, 2007
- Category: Recruiting, Candidate Selection
- Tags: Recruiting by Numbers
- Comments: 0
Recruiting by Numbers: Monday, July 9th, 2007
- Multiple requisition approvals
- The long delay between need and hire
- “Ugly” candidates/too many resumes
- No short and easy training is available
- Interviews are so “unnatural”
- Fear of lawsuits
- No sales tools or competitive benchmarking
- Documentation is a pain
- What works and best practices
- No control over offers and salary
Dr. John Sullivan, OurWorld CompuServe
