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Summary: Makes you feel more condident for the next interview
Review: Each manager interviewing to hire, should be familiar with these strategic questions, that reveal cadidate's personality, strenghts and weeknesses before you hire him. I'm looking forward to my next interview, I feel more confident now.
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Summary: How to avoid making a VERY expensive mistake
Review: Falcone offers invaluable advice as to how to "identify high performance candidates, probe beyond superficial answers, spot 'red flags' which indicate evasions or untruths, get references which provide reliable information about candidates, and negotiate job offers which attract winners." The value of this book is perhaps best indicated by the results of research conducted by Bradford D. Smart of more than 4,000 executives in 50 of the "Fortune 500" companies, shared in Topgrading which I have reviewed previously. The results confirm Peter Drucker's assertion that "The ability to make good decisions regarding people represents one of the last reliable sources of competitive advantage, since very few organizations are very good at it." For me, the most stunning revelations in Smart's book are found on page 50, in Figure 3.2, "Cost of Mis-Hire Study Results." According to the results of Smart's extensive research study, the sum of total costs of a mis-hire (on average) are as follows:
Base salary Less than $100,000: 14 times salary
Base Salary $100,000-250,000: 28 times salary
All Salaries: 24 times salary
Sobering statistics indeed. In his book, Falcone includes two recurring sections which define the context within which each of the 96 questions is asked: "Why Ask This Question?" and "Analyzing the Response." He also alerts the reader/interviewer to relevant "Red Flags" which might otherwise be invisible. Books such as this (and it's one of the best) can guide and inform a rigorous process by which to identify those candidates which offer the strongest talent, skills, and (yes) character. I strongly recommend this book to any and all decision-makers and decision-influencers who are involved in their organization's hiring process. But please keep in mind that candidates may have also read this book. For interviewers, it is highly desirable to reveal the person "behind the resume." It is also imperative to obtain "real information" from credible reference persons. My own opinion is that they as well as candidates need to be thoroughly checked out.
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Summary: Ask the good ones...
Review: For an interviewer getting ready to make major decisions on hiring, asking the right questions is key. This book gives you the tools to avoid making big mistakes. I recommend this book to all who inteview and want to do it right.Wayne D. Ford, Ph.D., author of "How to Spot a Liar in a Job Interview" docwifford@msn.com
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Summary: Great preparation
Review: For an interviewer getting ready to make major decisions on hiring, asking the right questions is key. This book gives you the tools to avoid making big mistakes. I recommend this book to all who inteview and want to do it right. Wayne D. Ford, Ph.D., author of "How to Spot a Liar in a Job Interview" docwifford@msn.com
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Summary: Worth its weight in gold
Review: From a job seeker perspective, this book has been worth personally more than 2000 times its list price. It is like being able to read the other team's playbook before the championship game! If you are seeking a job in Corporate America, don't go in without reading this book because this book will get you half way there......and in some unfortunate "buzz-word company" cases - all the way. It tells you everything they want to hear and why. Satisfy HR first, and then worry about your potenital new boss. Why waste your money on learning what you could say during an interview from other books. This book truly allows you to switch seats with your interviewer. This book is truly deserving of the yellow cover with black stripes and should be entitled, "Interviewing in Corporate America"
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Summary: Worth its weight in gold
Review: From a job seeker perspective, this book has been worth personally more than 2000 times its list price. It is like being able to read the other team's playbook before the championship game! If you are seeking a job in Corporate America, don't go in without reading this book because this book will get you half way there......and in some unfortunate "buzz-word company" cases - all the way. It tells you everything they want to hear and why. Satisfy HR first, and then worry about your potenital new boss. Why waste your money on learning what you could say during an interview from other books. This book truly allows you to switch seats with your interviewer. This book is truly deserving of the yellow cover with black stripes and should be entitled, "Interviewing in Corporate America"
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Summary: Concise how to for busy HR managers
Review: I can't say enough about this book. I have referred to each section and now am re-reading this book. I always find something new, or a new perspective on something like in the Laid off section. I have no hesitation in recommending this book as a how to for new managers or those looking for a better way to handle HR issues. This book is insightful and extremely well organized-making it great to use as a quick reference.
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Summary: Concise how to for busy HR managers
Review: I can't say enough about this book. I have referred to each section and now am re-reading this book. I always find something new, or a new perspective on something like in the Laid off section. I have no hesitation in recommending this book as a how to for new managers or those looking for a better way to handle HR issues. This book is insightful and extremely well organized-making it great to use as a quick reference.
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Summary: Chain this one to your desk!
Review: I had to take my copy home, because at work all the other managers kept "borrowing" it every time they had to interview a job candidate. It is a quick read, easy to find what you're looking for if you just want to glance at a certain section, but full of incredible information. It tells you all the "why's" behind the standard interview questions like "where do you want to be in 5 years?", and red flags to look for in candidates. Reading it also helped me know what to say when I was being interviewed!
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Summary: Chain this one to your desk!
Review: I had to take my copy home, because at work all the other managers kept "borrowing" it every time they had to interview a job candidate. It is a quick read, easy to find what you're looking for if you just want to glance at a certain section, but full of incredible information. It tells you all the "why's" behind the standard interview questions like "where do you want to be in 5 years?", and red flags to look for in candidates. Reading it also helped me know what to say when I was being interviewed!
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