Category: 1st Impressions

Interviewing Only The Employed. Is It The Way To Hire?

Q. My boss thinks we should only interview and hire people that are working.  What are your thoughts on this?  I think you and your boss should only interview and hire qualified candidates that will be top performers. Why would your boss want to exclude a potential top performer because they are not working? I [...]

Thursday November 17th, 2011 in 1st Impressions, Face-to-Face Interviewing, Interviewing, Phone Interviewing | No Comments »

One Simple Thing CEOs Can Do To Improve Interviewing

Q. Are there any tricks to improving the interviewing in our company?  I wouldn’t call it a trick, but there is one thing that impacts interviewing more than anything else and when properly handled can literally change interviewing overnight. The power of  first impressions.  Few things impact the interview more than the interviewer’s first impression [...]

Thursday November 10th, 2011 in 1st Impressions, Face-to-Face Interviewing, Interviewing | No Comments »

The Most Important Part of the Interview Starts Before the Interview

First impressions interfere with objectivity and distort the interviewing process. The key to emotional preparation is to recognize the power of first impressions and take conscious steps to minimize its impact on the overall interview. A first impression is a natural human reaction. It is unavoidable. No matter how you prepare, you are going to [...]

Tuesday May 19th, 2009 in 1st Impressions, Interviewing | No Comments »
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