Sessions

Concurrent Session
Four Ways to Improve Candidate Screening: Avoid Hiring the Illusion
Delta B
Tuesday 04/09/2019 03:15 PM - 04:15 PM   Add to calendar
1.00 SHRM PDCs | Competencies: Consultation, Critical Evaluation, Relationship Management | Intended Audience: Mid-Level
Workplace Application:
Learn four ways to strengthen the screening process to ensure you are objectively and accurately evaluating candidates. 

The goal of every hiring process is to identify and hire the best possible candidate for every position. Talent professionals know that meeting this goal is easier said than done. All too often, the person we thought was the perfect candidate turns out to be an illusion. What happened to that person we thought was perfect for the job? What did we miss? Where did our process go wrong? While hiring can sometimes be as much art as it is science, there are proven ways to dramatically improve the screening process. This session will focus on four ways to strengthen that process to ensure you are more objectively and accurately evaluating candidates. The information presented will help you identify the most important topics to address when screening a candidate, improve interview questioning techniques, better manage both personal and process bias, and most importantly, spot those candidates who attempt to mislead you.

Learning Objectives:

  • Identify the right screening topics to address for each position.
  • Develop more-effective interview questions.
  • Better manage both personal and process bias.
  • Successfully spot candidate deception.
Phil Houston Photo
Presenter:
Phil Houston, former CIA officer and founder,
QVerity