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The interview dance: getting what you ask for.

Stephen O'Connor1

  • 1soconnor@lans.mha.org

Michigan Health & Hospitals
|March 23, 2002
PubMed
Summary

Effective employee interviews rely on strategic questioning to uncover essential candidate information. Asking irrelevant questions during the hiring process can negatively impact outcomes and hinder recruitment success.

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Area of Science:

  • Organizational Psychology
  • Human Resource Management
  • Talent Acquisition

Background:

  • Employee interviewing is a critical but often imprecise aspect of hiring.
  • The quality of information gathered directly correlates with the questions asked.
  • Ineffective questioning can lead to poor hiring decisions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze the impact of question type on information elicitation during interviews.
  • To differentiate between effective and ineffective interview questions.
  • To provide insights into optimizing the employee selection process.

Main Methods:

  • Qualitative analysis of interview question effectiveness.
  • Review of best practices in behavioral interviewing.
  • Case study examples of successful and unsuccessful interview questions.

Main Results:

  • Specific question types reliably elicit desired candidate information.
  • Irrelevant or poorly phrased questions yield superficial or misleading responses.
  • Skilled interviewers adapt questioning to probe deeper into candidate competencies.

Conclusions:

  • Strategic questioning is paramount for successful employee selection.
  • Training in interview techniques can significantly improve hiring outcomes.
  • Optimizing interview questions enhances the predictive validity of the hiring process.

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