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The Manager's Guide to Conducting Interviews

The Manager's Guide to Conducting Interviews

By : Stephen Walker
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The Manager's Guide to Conducting Interviews
Credits
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Credits
About the Author
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About the Author
About the Reviewers
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About the Reviewers
Preface
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Preface
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Before the Interview – Preparing and Practicing
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Before the Interview – Preparing and Practicing
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Determining the job specification
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Gathering information from Human Resources
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Managing the interview
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Keeping it legal
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Preparing yourself
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Preparing your opening speech
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Switching to performance mode
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Prepare the candidate
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Summary
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Starting the Interview – Greeting and Settling
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Starting the Interview – Greeting and Settling
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Making introductions
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Observing the candidate
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Summary
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Conducting the Interview – Questioning and Scoring
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Conducting the Interview – Questioning and Scoring
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Hire for attitude, train for skills
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Active listening
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Avoid illegal notes
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Avoid thoughtless or unplanned remarks
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The Interview Simulator
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The closing question
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Checklist
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Summary
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After the Interview – Agreeing and Deciding
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After the Interview – Agreeing and Deciding
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Review your candidate scores
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Setting minimum acceptable skill scores
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Reaching a consensus with the panel
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Making the shortlist
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Supporting evidence
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Special adjustments
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Checklist
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Summary
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Good luck!

Observing the candidate

As a new manager, you are likely to be more nervous than an experienced one. In the interview, you have to manage the process, keep to time, and so on. You need to deliver information in mini speeches. To observe the candidate, you need to learn about the following things:

  • Misleading first impressions

  • How eye movements indicate thinking style

  • How body positions and movements can be read

You must be well versed in these tasks to leave you the thinking time to observe the candidate.

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Tip

Think about learning to drive a car. In the beginning, there are so many things to remember to do. With practice, you learn how to drive without having to think about it.

First impression of the candidate

You are now seeing just how much is happening in the interview process. It is important that you continuously draw your thoughts together as you go through the interview to properly respond and direct your questions.

What is your first impression of the candidate?

  • Does the candidate appear...

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