| | |  | Career Books | Home » » High-Impact Interview Questions: 701 Behavior-Based Questions to Find the Right Person for Every Job | | | | | | | Description: | | "Tell me about a time..." The words evoke a child's fairy-tale innocence. Yet when used by an interviewer, they can help to determine the suitability of a job candidate by eliciting real-world examples of behaviors and experience that can save you and your organization from making a bad hiring decision. High-Impact Interview Questions shows you how to use competency-based behavioral interviewing methods that will uncover truly relevant and useful information. By having applicants describe specific situations from their own experience during previous jobs (rather than asking them hypothetical questions about "what would you do if..."), you'll be able to identify specific strengths and weaknesses that will tell you if you've found the right person for the job. But developing such behavior-based questions can be time-consuming and difficult. High-Impact Interview Questions saves you both time and effort. The book contains 701 questions you'll be able to use or adapt for your own needs, matched to 62 in-demand skills such as customer focus, motivation, initiative, adaptability, teamwork, and more. It allows you to move immediately to the particular skills you want to measure, and quickly find just the right tough but necessary questions to ask during an interview. Asking behavior-based questions is by far the best way to discover crucial details about job candidates. High-Impact Interview Questions gives you the tools and guidance you need to gather this important information before you hire." | | | Product Details: | | | Author:
| Victoria A. Hoevemeyer | | Paperback:
| 192 pages | | Publisher:
| AMACOM | | Publication Date:
| September 26, 2005 | | Language:
| English | | ISBN:
| 0814473016 | | Product Length:
| 9.06 inches | | Product Width:
| 6.09 inches | | Product Height:
| 0.56 inches | | Product Weight:
| 0.62 pounds | | Package Length:
| 8.9 inches | | Package Width:
| 5.9 inches | | Package Height:
| 0.7 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.65 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 11 reviews |
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19 of 19 found the following review helpful:
Revealing interview questions...and how to use themMay 08, 2006
By Rolf Dobelli
"getAbstract"
Selecting the right person for a job is both an art and a science. To help you improve your chances of finding the right person, author Victoria A. Hoevemeyer proposes that human resource departments and hiring managers should ask applicants explicit questions about their skills and behavior. This approach, known as "Competency-Based Behavioral Interviewing" (CBBI), provides a clear picture of what candidates actually did in their previous jobs. Hoevemeyer's sensible idea is that if candidates succeeded at certain tasks before, they'll repeat their success in their new jobs. She provides a very long list of detailed questions that hiring managers can use to learn the specifics of candidates' skills and past performance. However, the book lacks proof that the CBBI process actually results in recruiting new hires who perform well and have better retention rates. Still, since Hoevemeyer's approach clearly elicits rich information, we believe that managers and even experienced HR professionals may find her interviewing tactics useful.
11 of 11 found the following review helpful:
 Not Only Great for the Interviewer but also for the IntervieweeOct 13, 2005
By Lori
This book is easy to pick up and understand what behavioral interviewing is all about. For someone that is at the other end of the interview process (the interviewee) this book helped to better prepare me for the interview process in this day and age. Interviews no longer entail just talking about your experience. A potential employer needs more information about a person in a short period of time. By reading "High-Impact Interview Questions" I feel more confident knowing what a potential employer could be looking for and what kind of quetions they may be asking. For the price, this book is well worth it!
8 of 8 found the following review helpful:
A Great Resource with Hundreds of Interview QuestionsOct 15, 2005
By Deborah
"High-Impact Interview Questions" will save you both time and effort in the interview process. It provides hundreds of interview questions that you can tailor to your organization. By asking questions that focus on the candidate's actual performance, you will increase the likelihood that the people you hire will be a good fit for the position and the organization. This book is a great resource for the new interviewer as well as the seasoned HR professional.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Great behavior based questions, and suggestionsMay 09, 2008
By Epiphany
Great explanation of the rationale behind behavior based interviewing. Guides the interviewer through the process of developing questions and evaluation procedures. Interview process is focused, to obtain more accurate and relevant information from candidates.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
ExcellentApr 02, 2009
By I heart recruiting
"kelly"
Well written from start to finish - I couldn't wait to adapt these questions into my interview process. The author does an excellent job informing you how these questions can help see the true candidate. I thought I was confident in my skills before I read this book - I cannot put into words how much I have grown since I finished this book - and implemented behavior-based questions. Highly recommend to any recruiter at any level.
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