Conduct the 5-Core Question Interview

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The traditional interview is a useless tool for predicting future success. A series of canned questions soliciting prepared answers from candidates feeding back what they think you wish to hear is not an effective interview.

We have developed over the last 25 years through 1,000 search assignments and 100,000 interviews, 5 core interview questions based upon the top 5 predictors of success. Using these interview questions as a core part of your interview process will dramatically improve hiring accuracy.

Most hiring managers believe that at least 100% of the candidates they meet embellish and exaggerate their accomplishments. The key to successful interviewing is to eliminate the opportunity to embellish and exaggerate and leverage a powerful tool to predict future success.

Combined with the Magnifying Glass Approach to Interviewing, no candidate will be able to make up answers fast enough. Instead, they'll be able to clearly and precisely describe their accomplishments or they will self-implode in the chair quickly.

Products to Conduct a 5-Core Question Interview

Desktop Hiring Guide

Give one to every supervisor, manager, and executive. A decade from now they will still have these in a corner of their desk. The 5 steps to implement the Success Factor Methodology are on one side and the 5-core question interview with magnifying probing questions is on the other. Your managers will not be able to thank you enough for giving them this tool.

Phone Interview Template

Improve accuracy, reduce wasted time, and overcome the frustration of being a 1st impression victim. Our Phone Interview Template will quickly verify if the candidate is worthy of a face-to-face interview. Your hiring managers eliminate the frustration of meeting unqualified candidates and find their hiring success soars by using this tool.

Services and Resources To Conduct the 5-Core Question Interview

Interview Facilitation

Allow us to facilitate your next interview. We'll demonstrate real-time how to ask the 5-core interview questions and how to dig deeply to validate the candiate's claims. We'll also demonstrate the use of the 8-point Success Matrix.

FREE Interview Assessment

Will the questions you're asking lead to an accurate hire? If you qualify, we'll benchmark your current questions against our 5-Core Question Interview and Magnifying Glass Question Methodology.

Advanced Interviewing Course

Ensure all your executives and managers can conduct deep, insightful interviews that act as a powerful recruiting tool for top talent. In addition, your managers will learn how to eliminate embellishment and exaggeration.