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Every harried interviewer knows the result of throwing out vague questions to potential employees: vague answers and potentially disastrous hiring decisions. Presented in a handy question-and-answer format, 96 Great Interview Questions to Ask Before You Hire provides you with the tools you need to elicit honest and complete information from job candidates, plus helpful hints on interpreting the responses. This book gives you everything you need to:
select the most qualified of your potential new hires • move beyond cursory responses to discover the real person you're interviewing • uncover evasive or false information • use the reference process to get a more complete picture • negotiate effectively to win over a great new member of your organization
Updated and expanded, the book includes new material on background checks, specific challenges posed by the up-and-coming millennial generation, and ideas for reinventing the employment application to gather more in-depth information than ever before. Packed with insightful questions, this book helps you uncover the real person behind every job candidate.
PRAISE FOR THE FIRST
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“…a great tool for the employee recruitment process.”
— Credit Union Management
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“…invaluable in telling how to organize interviews to best identify high-performance candidates and how to spot evasions and untruths.”
— Midwest Book Review
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“…a great tool for the employee recruitment process.”
— Credit Union Management
“[96 Great Interview Questions to Ask Before You Hire] will enable even new managers to recruit like seasoned pros.”
— New Equipment Digest
“…invaluable in telling how to organize interviews to best identify high-performance candidates and how to spot evasions and untruths.”
— Midwest Book Review
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“[96 Great Interview Questions to Ask Before You Hire] will enable even new managers to recruit like seasoned pros.”
— New Equipment Digest
Synopsis
Every harried interviewer knows the result of throwing out vague questions to potential employees: vague answers and potentially disastrous hiring decisions. Presented in a handy question-and-answer format, 96 Great Interview Questions to Ask Before You Hire provides readers with the tools they need to elicit honest and complete information from job candidates, plus helpful hints on interpreting the responses. The book gives interviewers everything they need to:
identify high-performance job candidates • probe beyond superficial answers • spot “red flags” indicating evasions or untruths • get references to provide real information • negotiate job offers to attract winners
Included in this revised and updated edition are new material on background checks, specific challenges posed by the up-and-coming millennial generation, and ideas for reinventing the employment application to gather more in-depth information than ever before. Packed with insightful questions, this book serves as a ready reference for both managers and human resources professionals alike.
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More than 100,000 copies sold
Every harried interviewer knows the result of throwing out vague questions to potential employees: vague answers and potentially disastrous hiring decisions. Presented in a handy question-and-answer format, 96 Great Interview Questions to Ask Before You Hire provides readers with the tools they need to elicit honest and complete information from job candidates, plus helpful hints on interpreting the responses. The book gives interviewers everything they need to:
identify high-performance job candidates - probe beyond superficial answers - spot -red flags- indicating evasions or untruths - get references to provide real information - negotiate job offers to attract winners
Included in this revised and updated edition are new material on background checks, specific challenges posed by the up-and-coming millennial generation, and ideas for reinventing the employment application to gather more in-depth information than ever before. Packed with insightful questions, this book serves as a ready reference for both managers and human resources professionals alike.
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Author Paul Falcone's revised and updated 96 Great Interview Questions to Ask Before You Hire provides readers with the tools they need to elicit honest and complete information from job candidates, plus helpful hints on interpreting the responses.
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"Every harried interviewer knows the danger of throwing out vague questions to a potential employee. You get canned answers in response -- and the result can be a disastrous hiring decision.
Now there's a quick way to find out what really makes a candidate tick. Presented in a handy question-and-answer format, this new book supplies 96 probing interview questions, plus helpful tips on interpreting the responses. It details how to:
* elicit spontaneous, truthful responses
* watch out for red flags that predict subpar
performance
* solicit meaningful information from reference
checking
* hire people that best fit the organization's needs
With questions covering 17 topics and all types of job openings, the book serves as both a ready reference for managers and a refresher course for seasoned human resources personnel."
About the Author
Paul Falcone is Vice President of Employee Relations at Time Warner Cable in Los Angeles and was formerly Vice President of Human Resources at Nickelodeon. He is the author of 2600 Phrases for Effective Performance Reviews, 101 Sample Write-Ups for Documenting Employee Performance Problems, and 96 Great Interview Questions to Ask Before You Hire. He lives in Valencia, California.
Table of Contents
CONTENTS
Acknowledgments ix
Introduction: The Parable xi
Putting Candidates at Ease and Building Rapport xxi
PART I: Interview Questions to Identify High-Performance Candidates 1
1: For Openers: Five Traditional Interview Questions and Their Interpretations 3
2: Achievement-Anchored Questions: Measuring Individuals’ Awareness of Their Accomplishments 11
3: Holistic Interview Queries: Challenging Candidates to Assess Themselves 19
4: Questions About Career Stability 28
5: Searching for Patterns of Progression Through the Ranks 38
6: Likability Equals Compatibility: Matching Candidates’ Personalities to Your Organization’s Corporate Culture 47
7: The College Campus Recruit 58
8: Millennials—The Future Generation of Your Workforce 67
9: The Sales Interview: Differentiating Among Top Producers, Rebel Producers, and Those Who Struggle to the Minimums 85
10: Senior Management Evaluations: Leaders,Mentors, and Effective Decision Makers 101
11: Pressure Cooker Interview Questions: Assessing Grace Under Fire 110
12: Generic Interview Questions Known to Challenge Candidates in the Final Rounds of Hire 118
PART II: Selecting Candidates and Making the Offer 127
13: Reference-Checking Scenarios: Administrative Support Staff 129
14: Reference-Checking Scenarios: Professional/Technical Candidates 138
15: Reference-Checking Scenarios: Senior Management Candidates 148
16: Preempting the Counteroffer: Steering Candidates Clear of Temptation 160
17: Making the Offer and Closing the Deal: Questions to Ensure That Candidates Accept Your Job Offers 168
PART III: Key Interviewing, Reference-Checking, and Recruitment Issues 181
18: Staying Within the Law: Interview Questions to Avoid at All Costs! 183
19: Telephone Screening Interviews: Formats and Follow-Ups for Swift Information Gathering 188
20: Getting Real Information from Reference Checks 195
21: Background Checks 200
22: Reinventing Your Company’s Employment Application 207
23: Recruitment Brochures: Engaging Invitations and Introductions to Your Company 214
24: Maximizing Your Recruitment Resources 220
Interviewer’s Checklist: The 96 Questions 227
Index 233
About the Author 241