10 Minute Guide to Conducting a Job Interview.doc

10 Minute Guide to Conducting a Job Interview William W. Larson Publisher: Alpha Books First Edition November 20, 2000 If you have the responsibility of selecting and evaluating job candidates, this book will give you the tools to carry out an effective interview. Based on the philosophy that the best predictor of future success is past performance, the guide teaches you how to analyze a job, review a resume, and plan and maintain control of an interview. The list of sample questions will help you identify the right person for any job opening. 10 Minute Guide to Conducting a Job InterviewIntroduction???Conventions Used in This Book???Acknowledgments???TrademarksLesson 1. Analyzing the Position???Beginning at the Beginning ???Analyzing the Position ???Mandatory Success Factors ???The 30-Second RecapLesson 2. The Resumé???Beginning the Selection Process ???The Resumé: What It Is—and Isnt ???The Resumé Review Grid ???Narrowing the Field ???Zeroing In ???Green Flags, Red Flags???The Resumé and the Interview ???The 30-Second RecapLesson 3. References???Why Check References? ???Negligent Hiring ???Decreasing Hiring Mistakes ???The Conspiracy of Silence ???The Right Questions ???Questions You Cant Ask ???Methods of Interviewing References ???The 30-Second RecapLesson 4. Testing???The Marvel of Pre-Employment Testing ???Are Pre-Employment Tests Legal? ???Other Kinds of Pre-Employment Tests???The 30-Second RecapLesson 5. Interview Models???Mutual Exploration ???Types of Interviews???The 30-Second RecapLesson 6. Structured Behavioral Interviewing: Part 1???Why Structured Behavioral Interviewing? ???How Structured Behavioral Interviewing Is Different ???A Consistent Interview Process ???A Consistent Evaluation Process ???Location of the Interview ???The 30-Second RecapLesson 7. Structured Behavioral Interviewing: Part 2???Learning to Ask Questions ???Questioning Consistently ???Developing Behavioral Questions ???Answering