Interviewing Techniques for Managers (Briefcase Books) [Paperback]

Carolyn B. Thompson (Author)

Book Description

Series: Briefcase Books | Publication Date: July 15, 2002

Interview Strategies for Always Getting the Information You Need

For managers, interviewing is about gathering useful information in every face-to-face encounter, from project planning meetings to client discussions to speaking with prospective employees. Interviewing Techniques for Managers shows you how to master every aspect of the interview process to ensure that you always get honest, helpful, and results-oriented answers. Look to this important addition to McGraw-Hill's Briefcase Books series for workplace-tested interviewing methods including:

• When and how to ask the key questions
• Tips for getting a difficult interview back on track
• Techniques for telephone, e-mail, and other arms-length interviews

Separating fact from fiction when interviewing potential employees ... Solving workplace problems ... Uncovering how best to meet customer needs ... The ability to interview others is among the most valuable skills a manager can have. Interviewing Techniques for Managers will help you end each interview with the information you need, by beginning each interview with a solid, results-oriented plan--and the know-how to execute that plan.

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Interview Strategies for Always Getting the Information You Need

For managers, interviewing is about gathering useful information in every face-to-face encounter, from project planning meetings to client discussions to speaking with prospective employees. Interviewing Techniques for Managers shows you how to master every aspect of the interview process to ensure that you always get honest, helpful, and results-oriented answers. Look to this important addition to McGraw-Hill's Briefcase Books series for workplace-tested interviewing methods including:

• When and how to ask the key questions
• Tips for getting a difficult interview back on track
• Techniques for telephone, e-mail, and other arms-length interviews

Separating fact from fiction when interviewing potential employees ... Solving workplace problems ... Uncovering how best to meet customer needs ... The ability to interview others is among the most valuable skills a manager can have. Interviewing Techniques for Managers will help you end each interview with the information you need, by beginning each interview with a solid, results-oriented plan--and the know-how to execute that plan.

Briefcase Books, written specifically for today's busy manager, feature eye-catching icons, checklists, and sidebars to guide managers step-by-step through everyday workplace situations. Look for these innovative design features to help you navigate through each page:

• Clear definitions of key terms, concepts, and jargon
• Tactics and strategies for conducting smart interviews
• Insider tips for always getting straight answers
• Practical advice for minimizing interview mistakes
• Warning signs of things going wrong during an interview
• Stories and insights from the interviewing experiences of others
• Specific procedures, tactics, and techniques for following this book's advice

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Product Details

• Paperback: 221 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 1 edition (July 15, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0071391312
• ISBN-13: 978-0071391313
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,237,394 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Practical Advice, June 20, 2005

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Layla Halabi (Dubai - UAE) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Interviewing Techniques for Managers (Briefcase Books) (Paperback)

The author focuses on behavioral interviewing techniques that are suitable for a variety of circumstances including job interviews and performance appraisal interviews but also touches on customer interviews and problem-solving sessions with peers. Behavioral interviewing is a technique that stresses questions about past or present behaviors rather than hypothetical or general questions. A behavioral question, for example, would be "give me an example of a time when you..." as opposed to "what would you do if...".

I found the organization and advice very useful especially the STAR behavioral questions techniques and the chapter on recognizing the difference between what the person SAYS and what (s)he MEANS. In fact, I use STAR (Situations, Tasks, Actions & Results) questions in almost all job interviews since reading the book and the difference in terms of the quality of the answers and information I got is very palpable.

The book makes for a friendly and an easy read that provides plenty of practical and useful advice. However, I found that it was a little too focused on the technicality of the interview process. For advice on how to recognize the top performers in job interviews or for specific recruitment advice, I found "Hiring the Best" by Martin Yate extremely useful.

3.0 out of 5 stars An interesting book, October 7, 2011

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Keith Archer - See all my reviews

This review is from: Interviewing Techniques for Managers (Briefcase Books) (Paperback)

I found this book a very interesting read. I picked up this book to gain insight into the current interviewing practices I may face in a potential job search. As a consequence, I was not the target audience for this book. Still, the author kept me engaged, and provided useful examples of how interviews can be utilized to bring more information to the interviewer. Turning it around, the same skill allows the interviewee to gain additional and useful information from the interviewer. In both cases, if used, these behavioral interviewing techniques are bound to garner a better fit between the employee and the employer at the end of the day.

Keith