PURPLE YOUR PEOPLE - 5. Selection: Choosing The Right Talent For Your Business

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Purple Your People

Jane Sunley

 

5. Selection: Choosing The Right Talent For Your Business

            It’s great to use your network to identify possible candidate.  But do not let it limit your choice.  It’s also important to have a selection of candidates to compare.  Everyone deserves an equal chance.  The fab five (5) tips of interviewing are:

1.         Write some standard questions

·         Fair to all

2.         Plan an outline structure

·         Rapport building

·         Ask applicant to talk about him / herself

·         Ask questions from a list

·     Listen carefully

·     Probe responses

·         Questioning techniques

·     Ask clear, unambiguous questions

·     Ask open questions

·     Ask situational questions

·     Avoid closed questions

·     Avoid leading questions

·     Ask a ‘Colombo Questions’ (dumb questions) when you are stuck

3.         Allow sufficient time

·         40-60 minutes per interview

4.         Start to introduce information about your values

5.         Write some notes

There are a few selection techniques recommended for senior roles:

·         Business exercises (oral & written)

·         Presentations

·         Group and individual challenges

·         Psychometrics

·         In-depth interviewing

Have an adult-to-adult, two way conversation with the candidate.  The three (3) things selection are:

1.      Sift fairly, giving it the time it deserves (or delegate to someone who can)

2.      Prepare properly and structure your interview

3.      Ask great questions, listen and probe

Cliché

You have two (2) ears and one mouth

So use them in that proportion and resists overselling the company or role.