Comments on: People System http://www.managementblog.org/archives/2008/06/10/people-system/ It's not a lesson in learning to be nice to people. Management is about leverage and impact. Sat, 22 Nov 2008 02:11:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Dan Silver http://www.managementblog.org/archives/2008/06/10/people-system/#comment-4219 Dan Silver Thu, 26 Jun 2008 03:34:11 +0000 http://www.managementblog.org/archives/2008/06/10/people-system/#comment-4219 The interviewer has but one job: trick the interviewee into telling the truth. How? By identifying the key personality and skills traits required to excel, then constructing behavioral questions that do not lead the witness. Dan Silver The interviewer has but one job: trick the interviewee into telling the truth. How? By identifying the key personality and skills traits required to excel, then constructing behavioral questions that do not lead the witness.

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]]> By: Kevin Black http://www.managementblog.org/archives/2008/06/10/people-system/#comment-4184 Kevin Black Tue, 10 Jun 2008 19:31:43 +0000 http://www.managementblog.org/archives/2008/06/10/people-system/#comment-4184 Hi Tom, I would have posted this comment on one of the earlier stories from a few days ago, but ironically enough I was interviewing entry-level candidates at our job fair last week! Talk about a coincidence! The main lesson I learned from my colleagues over the last few days was: the interviewers who got the most benefit out of the whole exercise were those who showed up armed with specific job descriptions, which in turn meant they had a narrow set of skills and experience they were looking for. That's a fantastic outline of a "people system", btw. Great series of posts. Spot on, as usual. Kevin Hi Tom,

I would have posted this comment on one of the earlier stories from a few days ago, but ironically enough I was interviewing entry-level candidates at our job fair last week! Talk about a coincidence!

The main lesson I learned from my colleagues over the last few days was: the interviewers who got the most benefit out of the whole exercise were those who showed up armed with specific job descriptions, which in turn meant they had a narrow set of skills and experience they were looking for.

That's a fantastic outline of a "people system", btw.

Great series of posts. Spot on, as usual.
Kevin

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