Overview
For many organizations, hiring top talent is a major competitive necessity. Unfortunately, some hiring managers still ask off-the-cuff questions which not only lead to poor performers if the candidates are hired but may also set the organization up for costly litigation when qualified candidates are overlooked. This workshop is designed to help participants structure interviews with job-related questions that are behaviorally based to more easily identify candidates who will contribute to an organization’s strategic mission and objectives. Participants will come into the session with sample job descriptions/specifications so that questions can be tailored for their particular needs.
Specifically, participants will:
- learn the techniques of legally defensible interviewing;
- learn what the most “common” and “ridiculous” interview questions tend to be;
- learn how to interpret body language associated with various questions;
- learn to develop situationally based interview questions, and how to evaluate potential responses;
- learn how to create a more reliable, valid selection system;
- discuss the merits/disadvantages of using panel interviews and other predictors to select top talent.
Faculty
Professor Chet Schriesheim is a Distinguished Professor of Management in the Miami Herbert Business School, and a Fellow of the American Psychological Association. He has published over a hundred articles in the area of Leadership and recently received the Distinguished Career Award from the Academy of Management. He has consulting with organizations throughout the United States in areas such as leadership development and survey development.
Linda Neider is Professor and chair on the Management Department at Miami Herbert Business School, University of Miami. Her interests are in leadership and organizational effectiveness; transforming organizational cultures; human resource systems, health care management, training and development needs assessment; and survey design, development and analysis.
Sheryl Alonso is Academic Director, Johnson A. Edosomwan Leadership Institute and Lecturer, Min the Management Department in Miami Herbert Business School. Her interests are in leadership and organizational effectiveness; transforming organizational cultures; human resource systems, health care management, training and development needs assessment; and survey design, development and analysis.
