
Jul 23, 2014
When people complain to me that it is so difficult to “get rid of” poor performing people, I often think that it is like saying that you can’t understand why the poor performing horse keeps getting to take part in the race. We allow it, and we enable it when we make poor hiring decisions. We pay so much attention to improving our technology, as we should. We pay so much attention to improving our work standards and services, as we should. But what about our interviewing processes? We should be paying just as much attention to this as well. Besides trying to get rid of the artful dodger, time is wasted having to manage them more closely. They seldom work independently to the standard required, and their colleagues generally carry a greater burden creating unhappiness. The artful dodger is someone with whom we are very familiar. They communicate very eloquently, usually have great personalities, and are able to blur the line between what they are individually capable of or responsible for, behind the efforts of their team. To counter this very capable interviewee, there are three requirements that I would deem essential:- A well-developed set of interview questions that have been discussed and analysed in terms of what the job requirements are;
- Effective training in how to conduct interviews and the interview process as a whole; and
- A doggedness and determination to make sure that questions are answered which reveal the individual’s personal abilities and responsibilities, preferably with concrete examples.
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