Ten Minute Guide To Conducting A Job Interview

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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.

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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 Interview Introduction Conventions Used in This Book Acknowledgments Trademarks Lesson 1. Analyzing the Position Beginning at the Beginning Analyzing the Position Mandatory Success Factors The 30-Second Recap Lesson 2. The Resumé Beginning the Selection Process The Resumé: What It Is—and Isn't The Resumé Review Grid Narrowing the Field Zeroing In Green Flags, Red Flags The Resumé and the Interview The 30-Second Recap Lesson 3. References Why Check References? Negligent Hiring Decreasing Hiring Mistakes The Conspiracy of Silence The Right Questions Questions You Can't Ask Methods of Interviewing References The 30-Second Recap Lesson 4. Testing The Marvel of Pre-Employment Testing Are Pre-Employment Tests Legal? Other Kinds of Pre-Employment Tests The 30-Second Recap Lesson 5. Interview Models Mutual Exploration Types of Interviews The 3
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