Eq Interview

For smart and strategic hiring managers looking to take their evaluation skills to the next level, this practical guide provides 250 behavior-based questions to help you asses the emotional intelligence (EQ) skills of job applicants Every harried interviewer knows the result of throwing out vague questions to potential employees: vague answers and potentially disastrous hiring decisions. Presented in a handy question-and-answer format, 96 Great Interview Questions to Ask Before You Hire provides you with the tools you need to elicit honest and complete information from job candidates, plus helpful hints on interpreting the responses. This book gives you everything you need to: select the most qualified of your potential new hires • move beyond cursory responses to discover the real person you're interviewing • uncover evasive or false information • use the reference process to get a more complete picture • negotiate effectively to win over a great new member of your organization Updated and expanded, the book includes new material on background checks, specific challenges posed by the up-and-coming millennial generation, and ideas for reinventing the employment application to gather more in-depth information than ever before. Packed with insightful questions, this book helps you uncover the real person behind every job candidate. PRAISE FOR THE FIRST EDITION: “Customized, pinpoint interviewing questions for practically every hiring scenario, with examples and real-life applications. This catalog of dynamic questions and questioning techniques from the pros’ perspective will help you land prized candidates by walking you through the interviewing, reference-checking, and offer stages of the hiring process.” —Vic Faraci, Senior Vice President, Warner Brothers Records “Any HR recruiter or line manager responsible for hiring employees must read this book. Falcone presents insights into the underlying reasons behind interview questions and shows you how to interpret the responses in a straightforward and useful way.” —Linda Marcot, HR Management Consultant, A. Foster Higgins and Co., Inc. Paul Falcone, M.A., is Vice President of Human Resources at Nickelodeon and the best-selling author of a number of AMACOM books, including 2600 Phrases for Effective Performance Reviews, 101 Sample Write-Ups for Documenting Employee Performance Problems, and The Hiring and Firing Question and Answer Book. Mr. Falcone is also a longtime contributor to HR Magazine and a nationally recognized speaker on hiring and performance management. He lives in Valencia, California. Author Adele Lynn gives business leaders the skills and understanding they need to assess candidates’ emotional intelligence and ensure they’re the right fit for the job. Smart hiring managers know that emotional Intelligence (EQ) is a key indicator of success. What they don’t know is how best to spot it. The EQ Interview explains the five key areas of emotional intelligence and how these competencies enhance job performance, and then then arming interviewers with more than 250 behavior-based questions specially formulated to help determine how applicants have exhibited and leveraged their EQ skills in the past. In this helpful guide, hiring managers and business professionals will learn: How to spot the right candidates for the job from the start, how they can analyze and interpret answers to predict future success, and how to spot “EQ frauds” to avoid costly hiring mistakes. Filled with insightful examples and useful bonus resources providing more in-depth information on emotional intelligence competencies, The EQ Interview shows how go beyond evaluating job qualifications to consider the fundamental value of emotional intelligence.