Preface | p. ix |
Prologue | |
Sustaining the Competitive Edge | p. 3 |
The Nature of Change | p. 4 |
Visioning, A Vehicle of Change | p. 4 |
Team Building | p. 5 |
The Effect on People | p. 6 |
Making Maximum Utilization of Human Resources | p. 7 |
The Campus Interview | p. 10 |
Job Description and Behavior Specifications | p. 11 |
Job Description | p. 11 |
Behavior Specifications | p. 12 |
Management | p. 17 |
Research and Development | p. 19 |
Production Supervision | p. 21 |
Sales | p. 22 |
Finance | p. 23 |
Employee Relations | p. 25 |
Matching the Applicant with the Job | p. 27 |
Preliminary Selection Steps | p. 29 |
Recruiting | p. 31 |
Application Form | p. 32 |
The Preliminary Interview | p. 33 |
Aptitude Tests | p. 35 |
Reference Check | p. 37 |
Physical Examination | p. 38 |
Preliminary Selection Steps Provide Valuable Leads for the Final Interview | p. 38 |
Developing Relevant Information | |
Inherent Character of the Evaluation Interview | p. 41 |
Essential Aspects of the Final Interview | p. 42 |
Philosophy of the Interview | p. 43 |
Functions of the Interview | p. 43 |
Developing Rapport and Helping the Applicant to Talk Spontaneously | p. 45 |
Small Talk | p. 46 |
The Calculated Pause | p. 48 |
Facial Expressions | p. 49 |
Voice | p. 50 |
Lubrication, or Reinforcement | p. 51 |
Playing Down Unfavorable Information | p. 52 |
Comprehensive Introductory Questions | p. 53 |
EEO Considerations | p. 55 |
Probing More Deeply for Clues to Behavior | p. 57 |
Interviewing as Conversation | p. 58 |
Function of Follow-Up Questions | p. 60 |
Kinds of Probing Questions | p. 63 |
Note-Taking | p. 68 |
EEO Considerations | p. 69 |
Techniques of Control | p. 70 |
Why Control Is Necessary | p. 71 |
Techniques of Control | p. 74 |
Other Factors of Control | p. 77 |
Effective Control Requires Judicious Pacing | p. 78 |
EEO Considerations | p. 79 |
Interpreting Information Developed | |
Interpretation, An Introduction | p. 83 |
Complexities of Interpretation | p. 84 |
First Considerations | p. 84 |
Process of Interpretation | p. 86 |
What to Interpret | p. 89 |
How to Interpret | p. 90 |
Trait Description | p. 94 |
Interpreting Work History | p. 97 |
How to Structure Discussion of Work History | p. 98 |
Relevance of Prior Jobs | p. 99 |
Duties | p. 100 |
Likes | p. 101 |
Things Found Less Satisfying | p. 102 |
Conditioned to Work? | p. 103 |
Level of Earnings | p. 105 |
Performance Appraisal | p. 107 |
Reasons for Changing Jobs | p. 107 |
Leadership Experience | p. 109 |
Number of Previous Jobs | p. 109 |
Structuring Work History with Older Candidates | p. 110 |
Achievements | p. 111 |
Development Needs | p. 113 |
Factors of Job Satisfaction | p. 116 |
Type of Job Desired | p. 118 |
EEO Considerations | p. 119 |
Interpreting Education and Present Social Adjustment | p. 121 |
Structuring the Discussion of Education | p. 122 |
Best and Poorest Subjects | p. 123 |
Grades | p. 124 |
The Overachiever | p. 125 |
College Boards | p. 126 |
Extracurricular Activities | p. 128 |
Effort | p. 129 |
Special Achievements | p. 130 |
Training Beyond the Undergraduate Level | p. 131 |
How Was Education Financed? | p. 132 |
Structuring Education with Older Candidates | p. 134 |
Present Social Adjustment | p. 135 |
EEO Considerations | p. 139 |
Mental Ability, Motivation, and Maturity--A First Consideration | p. 140 |
Mental Ability | p. 141 |
Motivation | p. 144 |
Maturity | p. 146 |
Implications for Selection of College Students | p. 148 |
Terminating the Interview and Writing the Interview Report | p. 150 |
Terminating the Interview | p. 150 |
Completing the Interview Rating Form | p. 154 |
Further Uses of the Completed Interview Rating Form | p. 169 |
Additional Applications of Interview Techniques | |
The Campus Interview | p. 173 |
Preparation | p. 173 |
The Twenty-Minute Interview | p. 174 |
Selling the Company | p. 178 |
Recording Interview Results | p. 180 |
Visioning | p. 184 |
Example | p. 186 |
Team Building | p. 190 |
Trust Openness, and Honesty--The Indispensable Elements of Team Building | p. 191 |
Risk Taking and Openness to New Ideas | p. 191 |
Self-Evaluation and Feedback | p. 191 |
Example | p. 193 |
Feedback | p. 196 |
The Concept | p. 196 |
Preparation--The Employee's Role | p. 198 |
Preparation--The Manager's Role | p. 201 |
Formal Annual Review | p. 205 |
Nonverbal Feedback | p. 209 |
Interview Guide | p. 217 |
Interview Rating Form | p. 221 |
Illustrative Reports of Interview Findings | p. 227 |
Index | p. 237 |
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