Jul 8, 2015
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Overview of Episode #12:
This episode will help
you in your interviewing and hiring efforts so that you can be sure
to put the right people in
the right seats. Build more business
success and outsmart your
competition by doing the
things, in the
interview, that help you notice and
attract the best employees.
- Five Benefits Interview
Team is Better Than Going Alone
- Take the Free Top Thirteen Hiring
Manager/Interview Mistakes Quiz
- Selection Criteria for Picking
Interviewers
- Getting Your Interview Team Ready in Five
Steps
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See the full shownotes here.
- Contact Suzie at
suzie@pricelessprofessional.com or call me at
770-578-6976
Topic #1: Get a Free Audio Download for
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Topic # 2: The Problems
with Having an Unprepared Interview Team
Having a unprepared
interview team is like going to the grocery store in a
rush...
The new guy, who sounded great in the
interview and the the
entire interview team liked him, but turns out
he's missing a important 'ingredients'
and you end
up making the best of what you had, but it's not what you intended,
and it's not ideal.
Bad hiring is
costly.Listen to an earlier
podcast about the costs
and the top three mistakes interviewers make:
www.pricelessprofessional.com/interviewmistakes
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Topic #3:
The Benefits of having an Interview Team and
not going it alone…
The benefits of involving others in the interview process are
many, and include
- More “eyes” and insights
from others about the candidates,
- Ability to dive deeper into
import- ant topic areas by dividing up focus areas during the
interview
- Use it as a development
opportunity to up and coming leaders in the
organization
- Creates increased buy-in and
support for the new hire
- Improves new hire
retention
Take the Free Hiring Manager Mistakes Quiz around the top
thirteen mistakes interviewers make to see if you make any of
them: www.pricelessprofessional.com/hiringmistakesquiz
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Topic #4: One to one Interview Benefits and
Interview Team Member Selection Criteria
I
recommend one-to-one interviews, over and above Panel Interviews.
Here are some benefits of one-to-one
interviews:
- Create more comfort for the candidate to ask
questions and tell more about who they really
are
- Help
interviewers have more in-depth
discussions
- Reveals more clearly, how well the candidate
does or does not fit into the team and company
culture
Two
Important Interviewer Selection
Criteria:
Topic #5: Hiring Process and Five Step READY
Interview Team Strategy Meeting
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- Here is an image of the Eight Step Superior Performance Hiring
Process that I recommend. If the image is not showing in the
show notes - here is a link to it online.
Topic #6: The "Why" of the Why
Statement
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- What is the Why Statement: Sharing with candidates,
near the end of the interview, your answers to: “Why I work for the
Company.” “Why this position is valuable to the company and the
team.”
While you are
focused on vetting the candidate and you’re looking for job fit by
asking competency, behavioral-based interview questions, putting on
your pleasant but response-neutral face and listening aggressively,
you also need to remember that the interview is a
mutual selection process.
The best candidates usually have several options that they are
considering. They are focused on selecting the best employer that
meets their needs. Everything the company does during the interview
process reflects on the company brand and the candidate’s
perceptions as to whether your company is good place to
work.
- How to use this in the Interview Team Strategy
Meeting:
Ask each interviewer to share, in the meeting in round-robin
fashion with you and their peers, their answers to those two
questions.
Having each interviewer share their “why” statements in the READY
meeting helps each interviewer practice what he or she will share.
It will also help others who are not sure what to say to candidates
share more clearly and be more effective.
Closing the meeting with a round-robin exercise like this ends the
meeting on a high note. It also helps everyone remember that while
they are vetting.
- Help In
Creating a Solid Why Statement:
It’s important to have a strong and succinct “why” statement and to
share it with your candidate as the last step in the TALENT
interview agenda. Sharing a powerful and meaningful “why” statement
will be one of the last impressions you leave with the
candidate.
Step 1. Brainstorm (an uncensored list) all the ideas and
thoughts you have around why working at your company and in this
role is so great.
Step 2. Pick three to five key points from your brainstorm list
that best explain why working at your company and in this position
is desirable.
Use these prompts to get
your brainstorming started:
• Share the organization’s mission, vision, and
values
• Describe the culture as dynamic, stimulating,
and growing
• Mention low turnover, strong loyalty, and
employee commitment
• Share about the awards the company has
received
• Detail the exciting and interesting aspects of
the job
• Outline the business results the company has
accomplished
• Talk about the forecast for the future
• Remind the candidate of the great location,
benefits, leadership, or team.
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