Focused Interviewing Techniques

Focused Interviewing Techniques (FIT)...hiring is an art; FIT helps you to perfect it.

At a glance...

• Advanced, innovative hiring techniques
• Behavior based selection
• Can be tailored to your specific environment
• One-day video assisted workshop
• Optional half-day follow-up available

What's unique?

• Behavior based selection skills in just one day
• Database of tailored questions for various functions
• Defensible process
• Job analysis process

Focused Interviewing Techniques
It's a methodical and defensible approach that helps you choose the best candidate for the job, keeping your standards high and your costs low.

Good questions don't ask for "woulds" or "coulds"
Good interviewing questions ask the setting under which the candidate was placed, the action they did or did not take, and the outcome of those actions. When all three components are provided in the candidate's answer, you'll have a complete example of past behavior which gives specific, job related information. We'll even give you sample questions that are designed to show you how to create your own.

You'll Learn...

• Job analysis quick and easy-as basis for interviewing and making decisions on           candidates
• The importance of past behavior as a predictor of future behavior
• Step-by-step behavior based approaches to ensure that the candidate hired is the           best fit for the job
• What to ask, how to ask it, and how to evaluate the answers
• Techniques that allow several interviewers to share interview results and arrive at a           consensus
• Specific techniques that help bring as much objectivity as possible to the hiring           process

We Know It Works-You Told Us!

"This was one of the most directly relevant courses I have taken. FIT brings consistency and objectivity to the interviewing process."

"I interviewed over 20 people for 4 available positions. The format of the interview was planned in advance with all questions relating to job function decided on before the interview. Ranking of applicants was easier at the end of the interviews."

"I have hired two people since taking FIT and I found it very useful. Hiring the right person the first time saves time and money."

"Now when interviewing, I can give a more focused interview, putting the candidate at ease and getting a better picture for my evaluation. To arrive at the right decision, FIT gave me the tools and insights."