Interviews play a crucial role in the hiring process. Carefully crafted interviews can yield precious data about applicants, while off-the-cuff questioning can scare off top performers–or, even worse, make poor performers appear better than they are.
To effectively evaluate candidates’ likelihood of success, you can’t afford to waste time on irrelevant questions that don’t reveal candidates’ true potential. After all, one of the most crucial components of the face-to-face interview is finding candidates who are a good fit not only for a certain position, but for your organization.
Order this in-depth, 90-minute audio conference recording all about the strategic questions you need to ask so you get exactly the information you want from job candidates, every time. Our expert–an experienced HR consultant–will provide practical examples and exercises to demonstrate the power of two-way communication, intentional listening, and more. By the end of the presentation, you should also be able to tell what type of interviewer you are.
You and your colleagues will learn:
- The difference between structural and strategic interviews, and which method is better for your organization
- The dangerous role of perception in the success or failure of your interviews
- Essential communication skills for strategic interviews
- The legal do’s and don’ts for conducting interviews, including real-life examples of how easy it is to conduct an “illegal” interview
- Strategic icebreakers to use
- How to hone your intentional listening skills
- The step-by-step details for conducting a successful strategic interview, from planning through evaluation, using the POINT process
This audio conference was recorded on Monday, August 24, 2009
About Your Speaker:
Dr. Joan C. Curtis, CEO of Total Communications Coach, is a human resource consultant, renowned author, and popular motivational speaker and trainer. The author of Strategic Interviewing, Curtis brings energy and enthusiasm to each seminar she conducts. In addition to teaching audiences how to harness their particular strengths for conducting successful strategic interviews, Curtis trains major corporations, as well as institutions of higher education across North America, on high performance coaching, speaking with confidence, image making, conflict resolution, developing high performance teams, and facilitation. Curtis is a member of the International Coaching Federation, the American Management Association, and the Association of Training and Development.
Her most recent book, Managing Sticky Situations at Work: Communication Secrets for Success in the Workplace, was released by Praeger Press in June 2009. She is under contract with Praeger Press for her third book, The New Handshake: Sales 2.0, which will help organizations integrate social media into their sales function.
Approved for Recertification Credit
This program has been approved for 1.5 recertification credit hours toward PHR and SPHR recertification through the Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI). For more information about certification or recertification, please visit the HRCI homepage at www.hrci.org.
