Human Resource Management With Regard

¶ … human resource management with regard to interviewing process.

As a human resource management consultant, I feel it is important that I screen job candidates carefully not only to locate the most professionally qualified, but also to locate the candidates that would work well together as part of the current company team.

In an interview situation there are three questions I never fail to ask.

How would you describe yourself?

The reason I believe that this is an important question in an interview is that it provides the opportunity for me to assess not only what the person is like by his or her description, but it also allows me to ascertain how confident the candidate is based on the ease with which the candidate relates his or her self description.

What influenced you to choose this career?

It is important to try and understand why the candidate wants to have this particular career. If it is because it was expected by family members or because it was the only scholarship offered, the candidate may not have the drive and internal motivation to give 100% to the company. However, if the candidate describes a love for the industry and the plans he or she has for future career moves, I know I am speaking to someone who is willing to work hard to succeed.

What do you think it takes to be successful in this career?

This is a very important question as it allows me to see how well matched the candidate's ideas about the career are with the reality of the career.

Selection testing is another important aspect of locating and selecting candidates to fill job openings.

The testing process helps me to see past the like or dislike of the candidate's personality and provides me with the ability to see them in scientific, proven, measurable methods.

The personality tests that are provided for many candidates to take are tests that I would willingly use.

Many people are very good at conversation and it is easy to manipulate the conversation to appear to have a certain type of characteristic. The tests that ask 200-300 questions and are repetitive throughout the test, provide such methods that the candidate's true thoughts, feelings, beliefs and moral character end up coming through.