subject: Miami Executive Staffing Tips for Hiring Interviews [print this page] Miami Executive Staffing Tips for Hiring Interviews
A Miami executive staffing firm can help sift applicants to deliver the best candidates for your executive job search, but the final decision is yours. The best tool you have for evaluating potential hires for your company is the interview. A face-to-face meeting allows you to gauge each applicant's skills and abilities, as well as to judge how well each will fit into your overall company culture.
While it's a generally accepted fact that job applicants fear job interviews or at least approach them with anxiety few people realize that the job interview can be just as stressful for the interviewers. A Miami executive recruitment firm works with many employers and understands how much is riding on your hire. The following tips can prepare you for an informative and effective job interview that will help you hire the best possible candidate for your open position.
1. Never wing it.
Plan your interview questions and responses in advance so you'll be sure to cover all of the important bases. Consider the most important qualities for the job you're filling, and choose your questions to highlight those qualities. There are dozens of books on interviewing candidates for a job on the market that will help you choose questions for various objectives.
2. Ask open-ended questions to encourage communication.
Avoid questions that can be answered with a yes or no, or with a few short sentences. You can get all the factual answers you need from a resume or application. Instead, focus on questions that encourage your interviewees to share information that will help you make your decision.
3. Personalize the questions.
Instead of asking "What was your favorite part of your last job?" reference the job specifically and ask your interviewee to describe the best part of a typical day working in that job. Personalizing the questions helps set the job applicant at ease and makes it easier for you to pick up on subtle body language cues that will tell you as much as the words do.
4. Don't be coy.
Remember that an interview is a two-way process your job applicant is also assessing your company and the way she'll fit into your firm. Volunteer enough about your company, the job and the company culture to give her enough of an overview to decide if she'll be happy in the position.
5. Work closely with the executive recruitment firm.
Most Miami executive search firms will happily share their expertise in interview techniques with you. Take advantage of their experience to help you build your own interview skills so that you can be confident that you've made the best possible hiring choice.
