Management Interviewing Skills

The hiring decision is perhaps the most important decision a manager makes in achieving organizational objectives. A poor selection decision can cost the organization as much as $36,500 for an employee making $20,000 per year and $171,000 for an employee making $50,000 per year. (B.D. Smart)

Improving selection decisions reduces many problems associated with recruiting, motivating and retaining an organization’s most valuable assets.

Participants will learn to:

• Prepare for an interview
• Develop job requirements
• Develop open-ended questions
• Conduct structured interviews
• Rate a candidate’s skills
• Predict job performance
• Control the interview
• Remain legal
Defend the hiring decision
• Use proven tools