Interviewing and Selecting High Performers - by Richard H Beatty (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

Take the guesswork out of the most important decision you make!Interviewing and Selecting High Performers Every Manager's Guide toEffective Interviewing Techniques Current studies show thathigh-quality workers outproduce poor ones by 25% to 50%. Moreover, these findings reveal the alarmingly high direct and indirect costscompanies pay when they hire the wrong people. So why, asks RichardBeatty, would you want to rely on "hit-and-miss" approaches toselecting new employees? In his latest practical, career-orientedguide, Beatty says you no longer have to. Instead, this renownedconsultant and author shows how you can consistently choosehigh-quality performers who fit both your company's immediate needsand long-term strategic goals. Interviewing and Selecting HighPerformers provides you with an integrated, airtight, step-by-stepselection process. Using a high-performance predictive model, thissystem clarifies the key qualifications needed by candidates forhigh performance of specific jobs and provides a rigorous interviewdesign approach that enables you to objectively measure whether aparticular candidate meets that criteria. With the help ofreproducible evaluation forms, you're able to accurately weigh thestrengths and weaknesses of various prospects and account for theinevitable tradeoffs involved in the selection process, so that youminimize the risks inherent in the employment decision. Inaddition, Interviewing and Selecting High Performers offers youunmatched support, including:
* Sound, field-tested interviewing techniques
* Step-by-step instructions for designing effectiveinterviews
* Guidance on opening, conducting, and closing the interview, sothat you get the information you need while putting your company inthe best light
* More than 500 behaviorally-based questions covering 32 topicareas that help you determine a prospect's overall job fitness

From the Back Cover

Take the guesswork out of the most important decision you make! Interviewing and Selecting High Performers Every Manager's Guide to Effective Interviewing Techniques Current studies show that high-quality workers outproduce poor ones by 25% to 50%. Moreover, these findings reveal the alarmingly high direct and indirect costs companies pay when they hire the wrong people. So why, asks Richard Beatty, would you want to rely on "hit-and-miss" approaches to selecting new employees? In his latest practical, career-oriented guide, Beatty says you no longer have to. Instead, this renowned consultant and author shows how you can consistently choose high-quality performers who fit both your company's immediate needs and long-term strategic goals. Interviewing and Selecting High Performers provides you with an integrated, airtight, step-by-step selection process. Using a high-performance predictive model, this system clarifies the key qualifications needed by candidates for high performance of specific jobs and provides a rigorous interview design approach that enables you to objectively measure whether a particular candidate meets that criteria. With the help of reproducible evaluation forms, you're able to accurately weigh the strengths and weaknesses of various prospects and account for the inevitable tradeoffs involved in the selection process, so that you minimize the risks inherent in the employment decision. In addition, Interviewing and Selecting High Performers offers you unmatched support, including:

• Sound, field-tested interviewing techniques
• Step-by-step instructions for designing effective interviews
• Guidance on opening, conducting, and closing the interview, so that you get the information you need while putting your company in the best light
• More than 500 behaviorally-based questions covering 32 topic areas that help you determine a prospect's overall job fitness

About the Author

RICHARD H. BEATTY heads his own human resources consulting firm, whose clients include several of America's top companies. He is the author of six other highly successful career books, including The New Complete Job Search (now in a second edition), 175 High-Impact Cover Letters, Get the Right Job in 60 Days or Less, The Resume Kit (now in a second edition), The Perfect Cover Letter, and The Five-Minute Interview, with a total of over 500,000 copies sold.