Monthly Archives: April 2003

Interviewing Tip #2: Learn how to Answer Behavioral Interviewing Questions

Posted on April 29, 2003 by johanna

In Hiring Tip #5: Ask Behavior-description Interview Questions, I suggested that hiring managers learn how to ask behavioral interviewing questions. Behavioral questions assume that people’s behaviors don’t change; that people reapply those behaviors to new situations. If you’re looking for … Continue reading →

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Interviewing Tip #1: Research Your Hiring Manager and Company

Posted on April 22, 2003 by johanna

If you’re interviewing for a position, you’ve heard the old adage: “Research the company.” Yes, that’s true, and it’s not enough. It’s time to research the hiring manager also. Here’s how you research the company and the hiring manager: Research … Continue reading →

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Which Roles Require Listening Skills?

Posted on April 16, 2003 by johanna

Hal recently said, “Listening is one of the foundational skills of project managers.” I agree, and would add writers, tech support reps, people managers to that list. What about developers and testers? I think they need to listen also. Anyone … Continue reading →

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Are We Losing Our Best People?

Posted on April 11, 2003 by johanna

When we have recessions (or whatever this economic slowdown is), people lose their jobs. At first, the marginal people lose their jobs, along with people who made bad job choices. However, since the layoffs started in the high tech industry, … Continue reading →

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Hiriing Tip #7: Do your ads help candidates screen themselves in or out?

Posted on April 8, 2003 by johanna

In a previous post, Attracting Suitable Candidates, Laurent caught me being vague. In Screening Out, he points to a great skit, where the technical people are talking about people skills but the HR people are talking about tools and technology.Too … Continue reading →

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Down with Games and Puzzles

Posted on April 4, 2003 by johanna

I had a heated discussion last week with a hiring manager. He was convinced games and puzzles helped him discriminate between suitable and unsuitable candidates. I told him I’d probably fail the games he had for project managers. “Uh, what … Continue reading →

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