The 10 Biggest Employer Interview Mistakes

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January 06, 2014

  1. Not having a “shopping list”
  2. Interviewing off of a resume
  3. Not keeping the bar high enough or making it too high
  4. Not having a structured set of interviewing questions
  5. Using the same questions everyone else does
  6. Not using only your best people to conduct interviews and making sure
  7. they are adequately trained
  8. Not separating information gathering from information evaluation
  9. Sharing your opinion of an applicant with others who will interview that
  10. person
  11. Not being aware of the consequences of hiring the wrong person
  12. Not taking control of the interview process

Author: Mel Kleiman, Certified Speaking Professional &  President of Humetrics

  • Author of 7 books including the bestselling Hire Tough, Manage Easy
  • Pragmatic businessman
  • Consultant and speaker
  • Specializes in frontline workers and the people who manage them
  • Founder and president of Humetrics
  • Certified Speaking Professional

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