Hiring Manger SOS: Results from the 2014 McQuaig Global Talent Recruitment Survey

CHALLENGES

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SAID DISENCHANTMENTSTARTS TO SET IN BEFORE THEIR 9TH MONTH ON THE JOB

9 MONTHS

61.04%DISAGREED

WHEN A HIRE DOESN’T WORK OUT, IT’S USUALLY BECAUSE THEIR SKILLS WERE INADEQUATE.

45%

1. Being unprepared

2. Judging on surface qualities such as appearance and mannerisms

3. The Halo Effect

4. Over-emphasizing the Can Do instead of the Will Do

5. Asking questions that focus on the future rather than on past performance

6. Not probing vigorously

7. Poor communications between interviewing managers

8. Answering questions for the candidate

9. Over-selling the position

10. Choosing the best of a bad lot.

TOP 10 INTERVIEWING MISTAKES

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LEVEL 1 !

• Appearance

• Manner

• Expressiveness

• Interests

• Presence

LEVEL 2 !

• Knowledge

• Acquired Skills

• Training

• Experience

• Education

• Credentials

(APPEAR TO…) (CAN DO…) (WILL DO…)

THE 3 LEVELS OF ASSESSMENT

LEVELS OF DESCRIPTION

LEVEL 3 !

• Positive Attitude • Internal Motivation • Persistence and Determination • Mature Character • Aptitude and Intelligence • Temperament

LEVEL 3 (WILL DO…)

INTERVIEW TRAINING STANDARD PROCESSES

CUSTOMIZED SCRIPTED QUESTIONS & PROBES

MAKING HIRING MANAGERS BETTER INTERVIEWERSMAKING HIRING MANAGERS BETTER INTERVIEWERS

BEHAVIORAL INTERVIEW PROBING

SITUATION: What was the situation?

ACTION: What did you do?

RESULT: What was the outcome?

REPORTING: By the way, who were you reporting to at that time?

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ADDING OR UPGRADING RECRUITING SYSTEMS OR PROCESSESADDING OR UPGRADING RECRUITING SYSTEMS OR PROCESSES

40.33%Social media management

38.21%Onboarding program

34.91%Employment website

29.01%Behavioral assessments

26.65%Applicant tracking system

THE ONBOARDINGIMPERATIVE

ONBOARDINGWAS NO.2 GLOBALLY

BUT NO.1IN CANADAAND THE U.S.

GETTING

HIRING MANAGER

ENGAGEMENT

GETTING

HIRING MANAGER

ENGAGEMENT

MAKING ITEASIER• INTERVIEW TRAINING• 3-D JOB DESCRIPTION

• SCREENING INTERVIEWS• CUSTOMIZED ONBOARDING

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