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Improving your interview process: five key steps: Invest time and effort in getting the right person for the job

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Title:

 Improving your interview process: five key steps: Invest time and effort in getting the right person for the job

Author(s):

Tim Barnett

Journal:

Human Resource Management International Digest

Year:

2008 

Volume:

16 

Issue:

1 

Page:

38 - 39


DOI:

10.1108/09670730810848351

Publisher:

Emerald Group Publishing Limited

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Abstract:

Purpose – This paper aims to contend that the traditional interview is one of the least effective ways of recruiting for important posts and that there are at least five alternative ways to recruit more efficiently.

Design/methodology/approach – Outlines the five steps to more effective recruitment.

Findings – Highlights the importance of reversing the interview process, capability testing, psychometrics, research tasks and recruitment centers.

Practical implications – Presents alternatives to the job interview for recruiting staff.

Originality/value – Argues that, while the interview will continue to be a significant tool in the recruitment process, firms should take time to consider their current practice, to decide if they are really doing enough to make the right candidate choice. The investment they make now could be repaid tenfold in the future.

Keywords:

Interviews, Recruitment, Value analysis

Article Type:

Viewpoint

Article URL:

www.emeraldinsight.com/10.1108/09670730810848351

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