The Importance of Listening A good interviewer is an effective listener! One can obtain more accurate and complete information through simple listening. Getting in the habit of allowing the candidate to complete his or her entire answer without injecting the next question is critical. Police interrogators have
Read more →Planning in advance for a screening interview and good observations during the interview are two important parts of the process. Maintaining your objectivity, repeating questions and the use of “silence” are additional ingredients for success! Understanding and Questioning The ultimate goal of the interview is to formulate
Read more →Last time I emphasized the importance of coupling pre-employment background screening, credential verification and effective interviewing with the hiring process. Now let’s discuss an important interviewing technique….Observation! Observation During a Planned Interview People providing untruthful responses will display certain body reactions which are visible to the trained
Read more →Reliable studies indicate that 22%-25% of all resumes contain misleading information. This includes altered dates, phony former employers, untruthful termination reasons, falsified records, etc. A thorough pre-employment background investigation is essential to independently confirm information that an applicant presents to an employer, and it is also a
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