Job candidates aren’t the only ones who should do their research before an interview. Today, let’s talk about the pre-interview preparations hiring authorities should be engaging in, as well.
Today I’d like to highlight a crucial but often overlooked step in the interview process. In a candidate-driven market like the one we’re in right now, omitting this step will come back to haunt you when it comes time to make an offer.
What is this critical step? Interview preparation.
Any good candidate knows that preparing for an interview is essential, so why aren’t more interviewers following their example? Of course, pre-interview due diligence is different for interviewers than it is for interviewees.
While candidates will spend their time preparing for the interview by learning about the position and the company, interviewers should do similar research on the candidate, themselves.
Before entering an interview, hiring managers should ask themselves whether they understand who the candidate is, what their hot buttons are, and what is motivating them to make a change.
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Following this step as a hiring authority could be mean the difference between hiring an average worker and hiring an “A” player.
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If the candidate is an “A” player and you hope to bring them on board, there are three main points you’ll need to understand about them:
1. What is it that they feel they’re lacking in their current position?
2. What primary factor (money, quality of life, location, etc.) is motivating their decision to change positions?
3. Does the candidate have any other opportunities lined up?
Knowing the answers to these questions before the candidate comes in for an interview is a must. Everyone on the interview panel should have a sufficient understanding of the candidate’s background before the interview process.
Following this step as a hiring authority could be mean the difference between hiring an average worker and hiring an “A” player.
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