Employee Selection by Self Assessment

Hiring a Candidate

One manager recently confided to us, “I don’t know much about wrongful terminations, but I sure have made some wrongful hires in my time!” the skills needed to manage employees effectively once they are on the job.  We review the skills needed to hire the right people, when the right person is in the right job. 

Self Assessment for Interviewing Skills

There is no grading scale for this assessment.  If you circle a high number of “Yes” responses, you need to practice and learn effective interviewing skills. 

1.	Have you ever hired a person who did not have the skills you thought they had ?	Yes	No
2.	After the interview, have you ever thought of something you wish you had told the candidate ?	Yes	No
3.	When the interview is complete, are you still confused about the candidate’s qualifications ?	Yes	No
4.	Of the five people you have most recently hired, have any left for employment elsewhere ?	Yes	No
5.	Have you ever asked a question of a candidate and then later found out that the question was not legal to ask ?	Yes	No
6.	Do you ever find that you do not have time to prepare adequately for the interview ?	Yes	No
7.	Do you tend to do more talking than the candidate ?	Yes	No
8.	Have you ever found you did not hear the candidates response because you were thinking of what question to ask next ?	Yes	No
9.	After the interview, have you ever thought of something you wish you had asked the candidate ?	Yes	No
10.	Have you ever protected your nervousness by sitting behind your desk or some other comfort zone of authority to conduct the interview ?	Yes	No