5 Interviewing Mistakes Hiring Managers Should Avoid

5 Interviewing Mistakes Hiring Managers Should Avoid5 Interviewing Mistakes Hiring Managers Should Avoid5 Interviewing Mistakes Hiring Managers Should Avoid HerrenkohlWere all busy so finding the time to prepare to conduct a job interview can be tough. But if you spend a little bit of time with the steps below, youll add a lot more value to the hiring process and make better decisions.Here are 5 mistakes made every day by hiring managers with some simple steps you can take to avoid them.1. Fail to define a clear picture of the job requirementsIf you dont binnensee a target clearly, chances are that you will miss it.Do you have a clear picture in your mind of the performance you want to see from the position you are filling?Are you and the other people interviewing candidates in agreement on what you are looking for in the person you hire?Get everyone involved in the hiring process together in a room.Agree on the priorities of the job and the kind of accomplishments that make a candi date a top contender.You would be surprised at how rarely this happens in some companies.2. Fail to create a scorecard for the interviewBefore the first interview takes place, create an interview scorecard that lists the key accomplishments and skills you want in the person you hire. You might have 7 criteria (sales skills, organizational skills, leadership abilities, etc.) for which each interviewer scores the candidate from 1-5. This helps you to grade every candidate objectively against criteria that are important for the job.Additionally, encourage every interviewer to write down what candidates actually say during the interview, rather than what they thought was said. When interviewers review these verbatim notesit will jog their memories and recall the candidates actual responses. In turn, this will enable everyone to more accurately discuss the candidates strengths and weaknesses and decide who makes the next round of interviews.3. Fail to ask open-ended, accomplishment orien ted questionsIf you had to walk into an interview right now, with zero preparation, could you ask good interview questions and learn everything necessary to make a judgment about the candidate?Ask the following one interview question and follow-up and you will conduct a good interview.What do you consider to be the biggest accomplishments of your life and your career?Why so?Of course, with more preparation you can ask more focused questions. But open-ended follow-up questions allow the candidate to describe what he or she has accomplished in life and the opportunity to provide details that prove their expertise. Try these questions in your next interview you will be surprised at how much you learn.4. Fail to listenWhen you conduct an interview, what percentage of time do you spend talking? In most interviews, if the percentage exceeds 25%, youre talking too much. Heres how to fix that problemIn most interview situations, you should be asking open-ended questions, listening, asking a follow up question, listening, and then repeating the process. Stop telling, and start asking and listening during the interview process. Your hiring decisions will improve.5. Fail to do a post-game debriefOptimally, you should have multiple people interview a candidate. If you dont, you should. You get the most value from having multiple people interview a candidate.Immediately after everyone has interviewed the candidate, or as quickly as possible thereafter (within 24 hours at the most) meet with the other interviewers to do a post-game debriefingto discuss your impressions.Youll be amazed at what other people catch that you miss and vice versa.Author BioEric Herrenkohl is the founder and president of Herrenkohl Consulting, a firm that helps clients build great sales teams. He is the author of the book, How to Hire A-Players (John Wiley Sons, April 2010.) To receive his free e-letter, subscribe at herrenkohlconsulting.

A Restaurant in the Sky

A Restaurant in the Sky A Restaurant in the Sky A Restaurant in the SkyDoes the braised lamb in balsamic reduction and the side of Gruyere with pear confit taste better when eaten at BASE-jumping heights? If youre willing to fork over $500 to Dinner in the Sky, you can find out. The company has dangled gourmandson dining platforms hung from cranes180 feet in the air in 40 different countries.How did the company reach such heights? The concept and the actualization come from Belgian Stefan Kerkhofs. Kerkhofs had the good luck to grow up surrounded by cranes. His family owned a construction company. As a child I welches always fascinated, he says. You can do more with a crane than only things in the construction world. At that time bungee jumping came out. We had the crane, and we could do with it whatever we wanteda dream for a child.Guests are suspended at a height of 50 meters by a team of professionals. stellung Dinner in the SkyCrane ExperienceA more fully-grown Kerkhofs worked fo r the family company for five years. But when, in 1991, they sold it, he decided to turn what had been the off-hour hobby with cranes into the business itself. He started the Fun Group, where he used cranes to let paying bungee jumpers hurl themselves to the earth, catapulted other projectile-oriented thrill seekers, and also dropped a few cars.For those more interested in going up than down, or across, Kerkhofs created a kind of viewing platform. It could hold 24 people, giving them a chance to look around, sort of a viewing box. It wasat a party of such view seekers that the seed for food at great heights was first planted. I was going up with a friend, and he proposed to me it that it would be a wonderful idea, when sitting at this level, to have the possibility of eating and drinking. Ok, we eat, we drink. Then who makes dinner? Ok, lets make dinner in the sky-platform. So Dinner in the Sky was born.Kerkhofs had the crane experience to make it happen. He teamed up with publicist guru David Ghysels to make it happen in a big way. Run by the duo, the company has a unique production process. Its simple how it works. Mostly Im the dreamer, the guy with most crazy ideas. We dream out loud and then explain our dreams to the team, and its up to them to make the dreams come true. Its strange to tell it that way, but its really how it goes, says Kerkhofs. We are like children in the garden. We can play and create things no else has created.Technical specs. Source Dinner in the SkyThose kids in their garden managed to find a way to create a five-ton platform (seven when filled with the staff of five and their 22 guests) that hangs from a 120-ton crane. And safely, of course, according to the code of whatever country it is in. This was notlage so simple, says Kerkhofs, because the rules are not the same for every country. In fact, Dinner in the Sky is a unique enough attraction that rules have to be created for it alone. That means we are always trying to get the loc al authorities to see if they need more informationyou must be open to showing as much information as you have.The biggest engineering challenge of designing the gastronomical ride was not how to put people in the air but how to quickly put the entire rig on the road. The most difficult thing was to make it easy to set it up and break it down, he says. The platform, when suspended, is nine by five meters. On the road its six by two-and-a-half. The whole shebang can be assembled in two hours and disassembled in one. The Dinner in the sky framework is made out steel and everything is designed in a way that you only need one tool for set up and break down. All materials slide in and fold down in a way that you end up with a structure that you can transport on the back of a regular trailer, he adds.Kerkhofs says that 98% of the ideas he decides to commit to paper become a reality. He attributes this success rate to his 15 years of professionally playing with cranes. Im not an engineer, but I grew up between cranes and the construction world. There is no school for learning how you must work with these activities. Kerkhofs and Ghysels team does, of course, include a handful of degreed engineers and a few designers as well.Guests and staff are all secured on the platform. Image Dinner in the SkyCustomer SafetyKerkhofs useful experience extends far beyond the mechanics of how to hoist with a crane, into areas like the psychology of the consumer. For instance, by any engineers calculations, four cables would be more than sufficient to safely hold the dining platform. But Kerkhofs uses eight. Four is good, but eight makes people trusting, they feel secure when they see extra security.He also knows that not everyone is the model customer. The seats, tables, and the experience itself are designed accordingly. You always have people who behave not how we want, he says. So bags are not allowed up on the platform. The six-point security-belts buckle on the back of the seat, out of reach.The vast majority of Kerkhofs customers behave quite well, though. People behave at heights. You can have the biggest playboy, the biggest macho guy. Go five meters high and hes like a child. You say shut up then they shut up. Its not a normal experience theyre not used to it. So we are a little bit the boss in the sky.Thats not to say Kerkhofs has any delusions of power. We dont feel ourselves as Godtotally not, he says. We are not God, but we bring them closer to God.Michael Abrams is an independent writer. For Further DiscussionIm not an engineer, but I grew up between cranes and the construction world. There is no school for learning how you must work with these activities.Stefan Kerkhofs, co-founder, Dinner in the Sky

More than half of The Worlds Greatest Leaders are women

More than half of The Worlds Greatest Leaders are womenMore than half of The Worlds Greatest Leaders are womenFortune Magazine released its list of The Worlds 50 Greatest Leaders today and more thanhalf of them are women - 26, to be exact.The publication ranked a diverse set of women as power players in industries like government, media, entertainment and philanthropy.Fourwomen made it to the top 10 Melinda Gates, co-chair of the Bill Melinda Gates Foundation, came in at 4, Film Director and Screenwriter Ava DuVernay at 6, Tsai Ing-Wen, the first female (and current) president of Taiwan, at 8 and Angela Merkel, chancellor of Germany, rounded out 10.Author Geoff Colvin pointed out three lessons on leadership we can learn from everyone on the list this year. They acknowledge reality and offer hope, bring followers physically togetzu sich, and build bridges, Colvin wrote.You dont have to be famous to be a leaderYou might be thinking, well, thats great and all, but what about the hardwo rking women (and men) who I work with everyday?Fortune emphasized that we shouldnt forget about the great leaders who dont get big magazine spreads.Remember as you scan our list that we evaluate each leader within his or her own field of endeavor. Someone leading a small organization effectively may rank above someone far more famous nudging global issues.The point is that great leaders can be anywhere- at the helm of a giant corporation, running a rural college, or in a cramped office exerting influence through sheer personal energy, Colvin wrote.Women in leadership positions are still rareWhile more than half of the people on The Worlds 50 Greatest Leaders list were women, its clear that women who are diverse in every sense of the word are underrepresented in professional jobs.Nonprofit organization Catalyst named all the women who are currently CEOs at SP 500 companies, according to the January 2017 SP 500 list published by Dow Jones. Theyfound that women only hold 29 CEO positio ns at those companies- a mere 5.8% of CEOs, a small proportion compared to women as roughly half the population of America. The discrepancy has motivated executives including Sheryl Sandberg at Facebook, and Sallie Krawcheck, formerly of Bank of America, to write books and give speeches about what women can do to further their positions in corporate America. Sandbergs TED talk on why we have too few women leaders is a popular one.Women of color often hold even far fewer leadership positions.Hispanic women make up 6.2% of the private sector workforce, but only 1.3% ofprivate sector senior-level executives, according to a chart in a report by theAmerican Association of University Women, which used2014 data from the U.S.Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The same chart showed that Black women make up 7.9% of the private sector workforce, but only 1.5% ofprivate sector senior-level executives.The irony? Many studies show that companies with more women on their boards and more wom en on their teams perform well financially and earn better revenues and stronger profits.

Four dos and donts when a coworker confides in you about their mental health

Four dos and donts when a coworker confides in you about their mental healthFour dos and donts when a coworker confides in you about their mental healthMental health issues are double-edged. On one side you have the social stigma of being diagnosed with a mental illness, and on the other side you have your own bias towards the diagnosis and treatment. Lets face it, no one wants to have an illness of any kind least of all one where you may be judged.Even our own psyches conspire against us on our path to wellness. Often, when people who are diagnosed and treated for their mental illness begin to feel well, they stop taking their meds because they feel like their old-selves again. Unfortunately, this is when they slowly but surely descend back into their pre-medicated ways, and the tortuous cycle continues. I have counseled many who have landed themselves in this position and I can tell you it is very arduous work to get them back on their medication.I think I can safely say we all don t like to be dependent on any form of medication. If you are one of those people who loath taking even a headache pill, then imagine how hard it is to get someone to take a medication, regularly, for an ailment they are notlage even convinced they have?The benefits of exercise and good sleep hygiene are paramount when managing mental health issues, but this is not a blanket prescription to wellness for everyone. Some people are convinced that this is all they need however, some may need a little mora in terms of managing their illness.So, what are you to do when an employee comes to you and tells you they have a mental illness? In all honesty, there is nothing for you to do per se, in as much as anyone who comes to you with any other illness. However, I believe mental health issues deserve an extra dose of understanding and tact owing to the stigma that is still attached to it. Yes, the rising awareness has aided the efforts in the acceptance of mental health issues, but we are not quite there yet. So your approach needs to be scaled back somewhat. Here are some dos and donts to consider.Do1. Thank them for coming to speak to you and trusting you with this information.2. Let them talk. Let them divulge as much or as little as they are comfortable with.3. Ask them what you can do for them. How can you aid them in theirmanagementof this illness?4. Help them navigate company policies, insurance benefits, or be a go-between with HR.Dont1. Tell them that this is an issue they may want to take up with HR.2. Ask questions as to the reasons behind, or projected duration of this illness.3. Say you understand. Each person is unique as is their perception and experience of the illness.4. Treat them with kid gloves. They are the same as any other employee who may have a health issue.It is my personal opinion that mental health issues, besides their inherent difficulties, are even more maddening than other illnesses. For the sake ofargument, how many people do you know who are more than happy to share their frustration, fear, or annoyance towards the diagnosis and treatment of their heart disease or diabetes? These people do not have to look very hard for a sympathetic ear. Family gatherings alone turn into a contest of whose illness is more troublesome or intrusive.But where do those afflicted with mental illness go to be heard? They do not have the same resources. First, they must convince themselves that they have an illness, that they need to seek treatment, and that perhaps CBT (Cognitive Behavior Therapy) which they sought out and paid for themselves, may not be enough to get them back to a semblance of who they used to be.Can you even imagine a loved one with cancer having to lurk in the shadows, seek treatment on their own, suffer through chemotherapy treatments, loss of employment, or the emotional, psychological, and physical pain by themselves? Of course not, but a person with a mental health issues does and this has to stop.You can do you r part to help turn it around. It is my hope that one day our mentally ill can also stand around at family gatherings and exchange their frustrations and horror stories just like uncle Bob when he recites the disgusting details of his latest colonoscopyHeidi Crux is the author of Public Speaking Simplified and Demystified.CommunicationBasics to Create Lasting Impressions. Heidi is a graduate of Dale Carnegie Training with over 25 years of experience both in and out of the boardroom teachingcommunicationbasics andmanagementprinciples at the university level. As a trainer and coach Heidi conducts seminars and workshops upon request as well as public speaking engagements.This column welches originally published on Fairygodboss.com.

Best Jobs for Introverts Apply Today!

Best Jobs for Introverts Apply TodayBest Jobs for Introverts - Apply Today Lets face it - many occupations rely on extroverted traits for success. For introverted job seekers, this can make finding the right position intimidating . If you are aiming for work that fits best with yur life, then you want to look for a position that allows for your professional abilities to shine without being hindered by external stressors in the workplace. Luckily, just as there are jobs that reward outgoing employees, there are also opportunities that are best for those who prefer not to be the social butterfly of the office. Occupations such as park ranger, truck driver and software engineer allow for uninterrupted periods of focus and solitude where introverts can thrive , yet still have opportunities for socializing with clients and coworkers. Check out the best jobs for introverts belowHanging out with the animal kingdom may be mora attractive to some than the chit- chat around the water cooler during a work break. As observers of animals in their natural habitats, wildlife biologists have the opportunity to conduct their daily work among their research focus. Being in the field also involves plenty of time outdoors, as opposed to being trapped in the social environment of the office.The individual nature of software engineering is perfect for introverts who prefer projects that prioritize solo work. The flexible culture of many tech companies also means workers can sometimes alternate between days in the office and working from home or other places where they feel at ease.Working as a mechanic and in other trade occupations (welding, machining, etc) provides ample time for independent work, allowing you to focus deeply on the task at hand. Depending on your workplace, introverts also can look forward to minimal distraction from customers and chit-chat with coworkers.As a preserver of ancient and precious artifacts, a conservators focus is ofte n on the objects they work with, not their coworkers. More withdrawn individuals may find relief from typical work environments that reward extroversion in the secluded setting of conservation, which encourages calm and focus.Web content writers and freelancers are in demand, and many of these opportunities allow for employees to be partially and fully remote. Even if you do end up in an office space, the emphasis on individual work allows for plenty of solitary time.Lots of time on the open road may be paradise for introverts. For those individualistic workers who can hold themselves accountable for their own work schedule and prefer long stretches of time alone are in luck truck driver is one of the most in-demand positions in todays job market.If youre interested in medical work but intimidated by the heavy social element of jobs like nurse or administrator, medical coding may be a suitable alternative. By translating doctors notes and recommendations into code, medical coders take on an important role in patient care without the demand of constant interaction.Graphic design is a perfect opportunity for self-reliant artists to release their independent creativity. Remote opportunities for graphic design are also some of the fastest growing of any job position.Prefer the calm of the great outdoors to the distractions of a too-cramped office? In their position, park rangers can find the solace and open space to pursue their passion for nature. Rangers have opportunities for social interaction through visitor education and assistance, along with the chance to take a breather in the natural environment.Are you an employer? Check out our Talent Solutions Blog .Thanks for finding us We cover everything from career advice to the latest company headlines.Were always looking for experts, executives and trends to feature on the Glassdoor blog. Interested? Contact us. And if youre looking for the latest in employer solutions and advice, we recommend our Talent Solutions Blog . It only takes a second see whos viewing your profile and monitor your reputation.

The Bizarre Secret of College Graduate Resume

The Bizarre Secret of College Graduate Resume Key Pieces of College Graduate Resume Next comes the work objective. A situation of emergency can occur at any time even if taking medical services from a hospitals or medical care center. Well, it is going to catch the recruiters attention, and itll make you more memorable in regards to really interviewing in person. You state in your work or employment posting that you are looking for somebody with good composition abilities and tender loving care. In the end, dont forget that theres more to getting a great original job than the typical good restart. Once out of college, theres a great deal of pressure on graduates to find great work in good organization. You ought to take advantage and applying college graduate resume to make your self glow which could force you to jump to the fruchtwein truly effective priority. There isnt anything wrong with placing your education at the peak of your resume, especially in the event you dont have any expert experience to offer you. Landing a job with no experience may be an even larger challenge. You may obtain experience before you need to compose your resume and thats the most valuable advice you probably can get. Afterwards, you might get into your professional experience. In case you have some work experience and an appropriate internship, you might not have to go into much detail about class projects. Your resume format is important. The format of your entry-level college-graduate resume will be contingent on the info youve got to work with. Possessing a professional resume would be the only way you will have the capacity to find the meeting and occupation youre seeking. For instance, if a resume template doesnt include a list of skills, but you would like to include one, you ought to do so. 11 Another one on the list is a totally free student resume template made by Paul Jansen. Your cover letter plays a crucial role in the way you communicate your inform ation to prospective employers. Of course, when youre searching for truly professional cover letters that may enable you to get noticed, were always here to provide help. You might be thinking that writing a cover letter for a college graduate is a very challenging approach. Experience doesnt necessarily must be the expert type. Demonstrating you have work experience is critical, even supposing it isnt directly associated with your targets. If you continue seeing a skill or tool mentioned you dont know a lot about, start looking for free or low-cost on-line courses on the topic to bolster your skill collection. My interpersonal skills are excellent and I really like interacting with individuals of all backgrounds. If youd like to schedule a meeting to examine my qualifications, Ill make myself available at your convenience. The recruiters may have run into similar resume patterns with their encounter, so its essential to alter the resume template to guarantee that it looks d istinct from the normal one. Making your resume is critical. Online resume templates are made for certain forms of jobs and they be certain no info is left outside.

10 Skills and Qualities That Employers Want to See in Candidates

10 Skills and Qualities That Employers Want to See in Candidates Welcome to Recruiter QA, where we pose employment-related questions to the experts and share their answers Have a question youd like to ask? Leave it in the comments, and you might just see it in the next installment of Recruiter QAThis Weeks Question Hiring new employees is a complex process and were bedrngnis going to pretend it isnt. But, in general, what skill matters fruchtwein to you when hiring? What skill hard or soft can make or break an applicants chances of landing the role?1. InterestThe most important consideration for me when hiring is the candidates interest. More than anything, you want to hire an employee who can stay motivated to grow and adapt to the position. But motivation is very difficult to judge in an interview. Interest, however, is a great indicator that a candidate will stay motivated. And interest is very easy to evaluate. Thats why I love to ask the old i nterview question Do you have any questions for me? The questions they ask are a better indicator of their interest than practically any other step of the job application process. Marc Prosser, Fit Small Business 2. Alignment With Our Core ValuesNo matter the position, we hire the same way. We look for people who exhibit our core values people who are passionate, dependable, adaptable, helpful, resilient, and who communicate well. Your values will look different, but the importance remains the same. If you only hire people that embody the key attributes that your company values, you cant go wrong. Miles Jennings, Recruiter.com 3. People SkillsThere is virtually no role in any company where a little bit of each of the following skills isnt imperative people skills, conflict resolution, and problem solving. Without these three skills, its difficult for an employee to function as an effective parte of a team. John Jersin, Connectifier 4. The Ability to MultitaskI look for the abili ty to multitask above all other skills, and I ask for demonstrable examples where this skill has been used to achieve success. People who are easily flustered can shift the energy in an organization and will definitely impact the dynamics of a small team. The ability to work on several tasks in a calm manner is essential to success. Andrea Berkman Donlon, The Constant Professional 5. Emotional IntelligenceEmotional intelligence (EI) includes self-management and self-awareness. It is the ability to be aware of your emotions and manage your behavior. EI also includes social competence, which is the ability to understand other peoples moods, behaviors, and motives in order to improve the quality of your relationships. If a candidate can manage themselves, stay cool under pressure, and understand how they are with others, then chances for success are high. Jay Candelario, Candelario Insurance Advisors 6. AttitudeI cant fix a bad attitude, and a bad attitude is also infectious. I was o nce told the when you sit across from a candidate, you should ask yourself, What is their attitude, and do I want others catching it? To uncover a candidates attitude, try to get them into a comfortable environment, not the traditional behind-the-desk interview. Go to a patio and have lunch or coffee. Put them in a relaxed environment, and you will be surprised what comes out. Roy Barker, Moore Diversified Services 7. The Get Sh*t Done GeneI look for one thing in a manager that I call the get sh*t done gene, or the get er done gene. This is an extremely rare commodity that is practically as unobtainium as common sense. It is the difference between a manager who sits quietly at their desk waiting to be micromanaged, or who puts all of their talent into avoiding the wheel of blame, and a manager who is able to do their job which is getting sh*t done. One tests for this by giving the candidate situations and asking how they would handle them. If the answer includes the word communica tion, I probably have a manager on my hands. Alan Robbins , Moose WorldWide Digital8. IntelligenceWhat matters the most to me when hiring is intelligence. I realize thats a quality. As a skill, it manifests as knowledge, the ability to apply that knowledge and learn mora, and the ability to solve problems. When I hire a new employee, they must be smarter than I am if not in all ways, then at least in all ways related to their area of expertise. I firmly believe that if Im the smartest person in my company, then Im in trouble. J. Colin Petersen, J I.T. Outsource 9. WillWill over skill Will is the soft skill that aligns with a personal affective nature. It is what motivates a person to take action or not. With 20 years experience coaching small business owners and recruiting in corporate America, I know that will cannot be taught. If I find an individual that is missing some of the hard skills, I can teach them those skills. But no amount of education or training will teach some one to want to do the job and do it well. That comes from inside of them. Lisa Baker-King , Zebecs 10. CoachabilityWhen it comes down to the final few candidates, it matters less what the skill sets are. If the candidate is unwilling to learn and be coached, then they are not a good fit for the company. If the candidate is coachable, that will tip the process in their favor. Missing skills can be taught and improved upon.In addition, a candidate that has been coached tends to have a greater loyalty to the company that has brought them up and taught them the skills that they need. The company is also more likely to promote someone who hasbeen coached and has proven that they can grow, adapt, and succeed. 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