Hiring the Best: Manager's Guide to Effective Interviewing and Recruiting, Fifth Edition (Paperback)

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Employees are a company's number one asset. Yet poor hiring selection can sabotage productivity, morale and the bottom line. With Hiring the Best, 5th edition, managers and HR personnel can direct every interview their way, and obtain the information they need to take the best possible choice. This new edition includes: 400 questions to interview candidates A new section on electronic recruitment A revised resource section Updates on new laws and guidelines influencing hiring practices

About the Author

Martin Yate C.P.C. is also the author of the bestseller Knock 'Em Dead. His previous position include National Director of Training for Dunhill Personnel System, Inc.

Product Details

• Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: Adams Media; 5 edition (August 30, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1593374038
• ISBN-13: 978-1593374037
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.9 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #77,350 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My favorite interview book, January 19, 2005

By	David A. Spellman "Code Slingin' Cowboy" (Texas) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Hiring the Best: A Manager's Guide to Effective Interviewing (Paperback)

I use this book both for interviewing techniques and for preparing to be interviewed. Its a great book for interviewing because he presents the pros and cons of different techniques and gives what I consider to be a good framework for identifying quality candidates. Its a great book for preparing to be interviewed because it helps you identify the objectives of interviewers and make a better case. As a hiring manager, you should be able to pass an interview with flying colors, shouldn't you?

Perhaps the most enlightening wisdom I got from the book was the enumeration of the qualities of a good employee:

1. Ability to do the job
2. Willingness to do the job
3. Manageability of the candidate

Most interviews focus on the abilities of the candidates and stop there. Big mistake! Mr. Yate gives you guidance on evaluating the whole candidate, and in general I like and agree with his advice.

Other good ideas are evaluating the cracks in resumes, phone screening, and lunch. Never hire anyone without checking background, verifying employment and education, and seeing if they can carry on a conversation at lunch.

I draw ideas for interviews from several books, but this one is the overall framework that I have worked from. I feel the style is readable, the length is appropriate, and the content is excellent.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best book on hiring & interviewing, June 27, 2005

By	Layla (Dubai - UAE) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hiring the Best: A Manager's Guide to Effective Interviewing (Paperback)

This is an extremely well written and very useful book on hiring techniques and methods. The author analyzes all aspects of the hiring process beginning with the different types of resumes and when each type is used; what flags to look for and how to evaluate an applicant's overall resume. Chapter five focuses on short-listing through a `phoner' while the subsequent chapters are devoted to interviewing techniques and the science of asking questions.

The author introduces four different interviewing techniques - Situational; personality profile; stress; and & behavioral - and also gives a very useful and informative analysis of the different types of questions that can be asked in a hiring interview like half-right reflexives; hamburger-helper questions; and question layering. In the following chapters, the author focuses on evaluating the candidate's ability and willingness to do the job as well as manageability. The questions and the author's commentary on what to look for and red flags in an applicant's answer are informative, highly usable, and extremely useful. These are not your 'standard' interview questions (though there are some pretty standard questions included). They are well formulated and clever probes into the applicant's skills, knowledge, personality, and background.

The rest of the book is devoted to functional areas with a chapter devoted to clerical, management, sales, contingency workers and law hires. Again, I found the advice and suggestions relevant and informative. In formulating the hundreds of question suggestions scattered throughout the book, the author has given a lot of thought to the qualities, experiences, and areas of concern that hiring managers and HR people focus on.

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Well worth the investment of your time and money, July 20, 2000

By	M. Hoffmeister (NY USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Hiring the Best: A Manager's Guide to Effective Interviewing (Paperback)

If you are looking for a solid foundation of your interview process, take a look at this book. It provides helpful ideas on how to approach your job candidates. Can they do the job, are they willing and can they be managed. It provided lots of helpful questions and processes for a successful hiring process. I have to say, that I am not a professional recruiter just someone that needs to hire and evaluate his new employees.