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August 27, 2012 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

Top Tips on Holding an Interview

Top Tips on Holding an Interview

Arguably the most important stage of the recruitment and selection process is the interview.

The best interviews are those where the interviewer and the interviewee are both relaxed and able to get clear questions and answers across. Here are some key ways that you can start to learn the tools of the interviewers’ trade!

Filed Under: Managing Employees, Policies and Procedures, Recruitment/Interviewing/Hiring, Supervisor Tips and Strategies Tagged With: best management practices, Hiring Tips, HR Tips, Interview Tips, Job Interview

January 6, 2012 by Dianne Shaddock 1 Comment

HR 101: Interview Lingo: Words You Need to Know – Revisited

HR 101:  Interview Lingo: Words You Need to Know – Revisited

Ever wonder what the difference is between “terminating” an employee and “firing” an employee, or if there is any difference at all?  Easy Small Business HR’s  “HR Dictionary”  takes the mystery out some of the human resources jargon by  highlighting some of the basic definitions of words most often used by those in the position […]

Filed Under: Firing/Disciplinary Actions, Managing Employees, Policies and Procedures, Recruitment/Interviewing/Hiring, Supervisor Tips and Strategies Tagged With: Behaviorial Interview, Best Interview Questions, Closed Ended Interview Questions, Finding the best candidates, HR 101, HR Dictionary, HR Tips, Interview Tips, Management Best Practices, Open Ended Interview Questions

January 6, 2011 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

Telephone References Versus Written References: Pros and Cons

Telephone References Versus Written References:  Pros and Cons

Transcript of ESBHR Podcast 13: Checking Telephone References Versus Written References Listen to the audio. It’s the first day of August as of the taping of this episode, and I’m preparing for a family reunion that we’re hosting in Massachusetts this year. I also have several house guests, including my 8 year old niece and her […]

Filed Under: Managing Employees, Policies and Procedures, Recruitment/Interviewing/Hiring, Supervisor Tips and Strategies Tagged With: Checking References, hiring practices, Hiring Tips, How to check references, Human Resources Help, Interview Tips

September 15, 2010 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

Developing Your Interview Questions – The Behavioral Interview Style of Questioning

Developing Your Interview Questions – The Behavioral Interview Style of Questioning

Transcript of ESBHR Podcast # 6: Developing Your Interview Questions – The Behavioral Interview Style of Questioning Listen to the audio In the podcast “Tips on How to Write a Job Description in 3 Easy Steps”, I gave you tips on how to write a job description or job summary. You have developed a job description and […]

Filed Under: Managing Employees, Recruitment/Interviewing/Hiring, Supervisor Tips and Strategies Tagged With: Behaviorial Interview, Best Interview Questions, HR Tips, Interview Tips

August 27, 2010 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

ESBHR Podcast 13: Telephone References Versus Written References

ESBHR Podcast 13: Telephone References Versus Written References

Episode 13 highlights the pros and cons of using telephone references versus written references and how the information that you obtain based on each reference type can positively or negatively impact your hiring decision. Read the transcript Watch the video

Filed Under: Podcast, Recruitment/Interviewing/Hiring Tagged With: Checking References, Hiring Tips, Human Resources Help, Interview Tips

April 29, 2010 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

ESBHR Podcast 6: Developing Your Interview Questions – The Behavioral Interview Style of Questioning

ESBHR Podcast 6: Developing Your Interview Questions –  The Behavioral Interview Style of Questioning

In the last episode, I gave you tips on how to write a job description or job summary. You’ve developed a job description, and now you’re ready to interview. This podcast will cover how to develop interview questions using the behavioral interviewing style of questioning job applicants. Thanks for listening! Watch the video. Read the […]

Filed Under: Podcast, Recruitment/Interviewing/Hiring Tagged With: Behaviorial Interview, Best Interview Questions, HR Tips, Interview Tips

March 25, 2010 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

ESBHR Podcast 3: Hiring Tip: How To Phone Screen Job Candidates

ESBHR Podcast 3: Hiring Tip:  How To Phone Screen Job Candidates

To help you to better understand the types of phone screens that are most effective, I’ll highlight sample phone screen questions based on a hypothetical job and discuss why these questions are important to ask when phone screening. Thanks for listening! Watch the video. Read the transcript. 

Filed Under: Podcast Tagged With: Best Interview Questions, Hiring Tips, Interview Tips, Interviewing on the phone, Phone Screening Tips, Podcast

November 24, 2009 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

The Advantages of Hiring Older Workers

The Advantages of Hiring Older Workers

Savvy employers know that in order to have a broad perspective of experience, and ideas in the workplace, it’s important to hire workers that are not cookie cutter versions of the rest of your staff. This includes taking advantage of the rich resources that older workers can provide to an organization;

Filed Under: Dealing with Difficult Employees, Diversity, Employment Law, Recruitment/Interviewing/Hiring Tagged With: age discrimination, best management practices, Employer Responsibilities, Employers Hiring, Finding the best candidates, Help with Hiring, Hiring, Hiring Tips, HR Tips, Human Resources Help, Interview Tips, Management Best Practices, older workers, Retirement

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