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January 31, 2013 by Dianne Shaddock 1 Comment

Making Better Hiring Decisions Using the Behavioral Interviewing Method

Making Better Hiring Decisions Using the Behavioral Interviewing Method

Here’s an article from the archives that employers in the process of interviewing and hiring will find helpful. Behavioral interviewing if you’re not familiar with it is one of the best ways to ensure that you really understand whether the person that you’re interviewing has the experience that you need for your opening.

Filed Under: Recruitment/Interviewing/Hiring, Supervisor Tips and Strategies Tagged With: Behaviorial Interview, Best Interview Questions, Employment Interview, Finding the best candidates, Help with Hiring, Hiring Tips, HR 101, Interviewing Tips, Management Best Practices, Worst Interview Questions

March 2, 2012 by Dianne Shaddock 2 Comments

The Top 5 Interview Questions For Employers To Ask

The Top 5 Interview Questions For Employers To Ask

Making a decision on whom to hire during the job interview process isn’t an easy task. Finding and hiring the best candidates starts with asking the right interview questions. The five questions highlighted below will help employers to better assess whether a job applicant is a strong potential hire:

Filed Under: Recruitment/Interviewing/Hiring Tagged With: Best Interview Questions, Employment Interview, Finding the best candidates, Help with Hiring, Hiring Tips, Human Resources Help, Interviewing Tips, Job Interview, Worst Interview Questions

July 12, 2011 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

Why Your Company Needs Job Descriptions, Revisited

Why Your Company Needs Job Descriptions, Revisited

 How To Write One In Thirty Minutes or Less A job description may seem like an unnecessary step.  You know what work you will need for your employee to perform.  Does putting the job down on paper really even matter?   Absolutely!  Five advantages to “putting it in writing”: 1. Job descriptions help you to […]

Filed Under: Policies and Procedures, Recruitment/Interviewing/Hiring Tagged With: Employers Hiring, Finding the best candidates, Help with Hiring, Help with job descriptions, Hiring Tips, HR 101, job descriptions

January 6, 2011 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

Four Employment Reference Checking Tips For Managers

Four Employment Reference Checking Tips For Managers

Transcript of  ESBHR Podcast 12: Employment Reference Checks- An Important Next Step Listen to the audio. Reference checking is an important part of the interviewing and hiring process, yet so many supervisors are unsure of either how to go about checking references, or why they should even take the time to check references on their job […]

Filed Under: Managing Employees, Policies and Procedures, Recruitment/Interviewing/Hiring, Supervisor Tips and Strategies Tagged With: Checking References, Help with Hiring, HR Tips

January 6, 2011 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

You’re Done With Your Interviews- Now What?

You’re Done With Your Interviews- Now What?

Transcript of ESBHR Podcast 11: You’re Done With Your Interviews- Now What? Listen to the audio. Thanks for hanging in there with me as we review the hiring process step by step.  I hope you’re finding this step by step process helpful and that you’ve been able to implement the hiring tips from past episodes. So, […]

Filed Under: Policies and Procedures, Recruitment/Interviewing/Hiring Tagged With: Help with Hiring

October 26, 2010 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

Ten Steps to Take When Hiring Your First Employee– A Pre Hire Checklist

Ten Steps to Take When Hiring Your First Employee– A Pre Hire Checklist

The good news is that business is booming. The bad news is there’s only one of you. It’s time to take the plunge and hire some help. There are many good sources of information about finding the right people, writing job descriptions, interviewing candidates…

Filed Under: Employee Retention & Engagement, Employee Turnover, Managing Employees, Policies and Procedures, Recruitment/Interviewing/Hiring, Supervisor Tips and Strategies Tagged With: Help with Hiring, New Hire Checklist

September 10, 2010 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

Setting The Stage For Your Interview – Building Rapport

Transcript of ESBHR Podcast #9: Setting The Stage For Your Interview – Building Rapport Listen to the audio Watch the video What do I mean by setting the stage for your interview? Well, it is very important that you make applicants feel comfortable when they are coming in to meet with you to interview. For […]

Filed Under: Recruitment/Interviewing/Hiring Tagged With: Help with Hiring, Hiring Tips, Interviewing Tips

September 10, 2010 by Dianne Shaddock 1 Comment

Don’t Ever Ask These Interview Questions

Don’t Ever Ask These Interview Questions

Transcript of ESBHR 8: Don’t Ask These Interview Questions Listen to the audio here. In past articles, I have talked about how to develop interview questions and why behavioral interview questions are important. I also shared with you the best interview questions to ask. In this article, I will give you tips on the types of […]

Filed Under: Recruitment/Interviewing/Hiring Tagged With: Help with Hiring, HR Podcast, HR Tips, Worst Interview Questions

September 10, 2010 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

The Best Interview Questions To Ask Any Candidate

The Best Interview Questions To Ask Any Candidate

Transcript of ESBHR Podcast #7:  The Best Interview Questions To Ask Any Candidate Listen to the audio version here I will be discussing the four best types of questions to ask in an interview, no matter what type of job it is that you are interviewing for and then why you should ask those questions. I […]

Filed Under: Policies and Procedures, Recruitment/Interviewing/Hiring Tagged With: Behaviorial Interview, Best Interview Questions, Employment Interview, Help with Hiring, Hiring Tips, Interviewing Tips

August 27, 2010 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

ESBHR Podcast 14: The Best Reference Questions To Ask For Maximum Results

ESBHR Podcast 14: The Best Reference Questions To Ask For Maximum Results

In this episode, I’ll share with you a list of core reference questions that you should ask about your job candidate and why employment reference check questions are important. Watch the video  Read the Transcript

Filed Under: Podcast, Recruitment/Interviewing/Hiring Tagged With: Checking References, Finding the best candidates, Help with Hiring, Hiring Tips, HR Tips, Human Resources Help

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