Hire Right: Perfect Your Interviewing Skills October 21, 2010

Traditional interview methods often include questions that are too broad, "Tell me about yourself" or too specific, "Have you created computer code that...?" instead of those that are just right for predicting on the job success or can help you discern fact from fiction in the candidate's capabilities. Learn to follow a behavior-based interview model and use information gathering techniques to best assess applicants' ability to perform and thrive in your organization.

You'll use a position description from your own company to practice crafting questions which focus on critical performance factors, competencies, and organizational "fit," that you can ask, legally, at future interviews. We'll also discuss reducing the "halo effect" and spotting "red flags" on resumes, and behaviors that candidates exhibit when being less than honest, so you can get to the truth of the candidate's real capacities and their ability to be a star performer in your company.

PLEASE BRING A POSITION DESCRIPTION FROM YOUR COMPANY TO USE

Speaker: Laura Raynak has over 14 years in staffing, and retained executive search. She has placed senior executives in high technology, professional services, financial services, biotechnology, medical devices and consumer products companies on the West Coast. Laura has earned a certificate in human resources management, a bachelor's degree in biochemistry and molecular biology, and has been awarded a CMC - which only the top 1% of all management consultants have earned.

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