“We build job-related, high-structure interviews and show our clients how to use them.”
I have conducted thousands of selection interviews for management, technical and individual contributor jobs. Few of them were simple conversations.
~ Paul C. Green, PhD
Why is it so hard to hire top performers?
The current hiring landscape is fraught with uncertainty and disagreement about how to interview. These challenges have been fueled by the pandemic, disruptions in the supply chain, a lack of qualified candidates and political disagreement. As a result, many job seekers turn into “hiring mistakes” who become long-term, under-performers in their organizations.
Current research demonstrates that it is not effective to use general impressions of job candidate to predict job performance. In contrast, high structure interviews with robust competencies, past-behavior questions, disciplined administration, and objective ratings produce favorable results. A research-based interviewing system makes hiring top performers easier.
Effective interviewing requires commitment to a solid process.
The Cognitive-Behavior Interviewer Training System teaches interviewers how to avoid biases, stereotypes, snap judgments, and gut feelings. It challenges structure resistance and helps interviewers follow an interviewing plan that contributes to fair, skill-oriented selection. This is achieved as participants respond to stimulus videos, rate candidate responses, and explore biases that trigger negative reactions.