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Negotiation skills, 103–104 Red flags, 40, 52, 66, 70, 72, 82
New situation, 61–62 Red lights, 138
Nonverbal clues, 134, 152 Research, 10, 48
Nonverbal skills, 135 Résumé, 8, 132
Note taking, 130–131, 145
Numbered rating scale, 40, 56 Scope of questions, 14, 22, 28
Selection process, 127–139
Occupational/technical knowledge, 121 beginning the interview, 131–133
Open-ended questions, 8 describing the interview procedure,
Organizational skills, 41–42 129–130
Overcoming obstacles, 75–76 goodwill, 128
Overqualification for job, 26 identifying patterns, 134–135
listening skills, 134
Panel interview, 146 putting candidate at ease, 128–129
Performance beyond job requirements, 91–92 setting the stage, 127–128
Persistent effort, 63–64 taking notes, 130–131
Personal motivation, 121 Self-evaluation questions, 123
Personality, 13–14 Self-examination. See Manager’s hiring
Persuasive skills, 85–86 IQ test
Planning stage, 115–126 Situational questions, 42, 44, 137
common mistakes, 125–126 Steps in interview process, 115–157. See
forms and tools, 121–122 also Interview process
job descriptions, 119–120 Strategic thinking, 67–68
key factor analysis, 119 Strengths, candidate talking about, 29–30
preferred personality types, 120–121 Structured interview, 144–145
question preparation, 122–125 Sustained and persistent effort, 63–64
required skills, 117–119
understanding of job/role to be filled, Taking notes, 130–131, 145
116–117 Team/panel interview, 146
Position questions, 123 Teamwork, 31–32, 105–106
Practice test. See Manager’s hiring IQ test Test yourself. See Manager’s hiring IQ test
Preference questions, 123 Thinking creatively, 12, 92
Prejudgment, avoidance of, 6 Third-party endorsements, 46
Probing for specific examples, 137 Transferable skills, 118
Problem-solving skills, 43–44
Unpopular decisions, 71–72
Quantifiers, 40, 56
Question answered with single word, 32 Vague questions, 30
Question preparation, 122–125
“What if” questions, 24
Reading between lines, 152 Work environment, 47–48
Reasonable accommodation, 18 Writing skills, 65–66