August 23, 2004

Use pre-interview tools
Posted by jr@jrothman.com">Johanna Rothman at 11:51 AM -

In Using a Pre-Interview Questionnaire to Improve Your Screening Process, John Sullivan suggests using a pre-interview set of questions that helps the hiring manager (and HR) weed through resumes.

Here are two techniques I use for pre-interview screening: 1) the dirt-bag phone screen, and 2) a technical test. Sometimes you need a crystal ball to determine what the candidate is really saying on a resume. Using a technical test (or some other audition technique) even before a phone screen can help you evaluate canidates early. Make sure you test the test on some of your current employees, to make sure the test is useful.

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