Better Manager 7th prelims:Better Manager 7th edition

Have you prepared handouts of any complicated figures? Have you discussed the best time to present your case? Your ideas were g ...

How to interview THE OVERALL PURPOSE OF A SELECTION INTERVIEW This chapter is about selection interviews which provide the infor ...

careers. But the conversation has to be planned, directed and controlled to achieve your aims in the time available. Your task a ...

something like this: ‘I see there was a gap of six months between when you left your job in C and started in D. Would you mind t ...

of the time, leaving, say, 5 per cent at the beginning and 15 per cent at the end. This is when you ask questions designed to pr ...

is useful to ensure that you have the names of people you can approach. Finally, you inform candidates of what happens next. If ...

key aspects of the candidates’ experience which illustrate their capabilities. Criteria-based or targeted approach This approach ...

Single-word answers are seldom illuminating. It is a good idea to begin the interview with one or two open questions, thus helpi ...

■ what the candidate has or has not done – ‘What did you do then?’ ■ why something took place – ‘Why did that happen?’ ■ when so ...

Unhelpful questions There are two types of questions that are unhelpful: ■ Multiple questions such as ‘What skills do you use mo ...

ASSESSING THE DATA If you have carried out a good interview you should have the data to assess the extent to which candidates me ...

■ making prejudiced judgements on the grounds of sex, race, disability, religion, appearance, accent, class, or any aspect of th ...

How to be interviewed Just as there are skills in interviewing as described in Chapter 17, there are skills in being interviewed ...

confidence to plan how best to build on that foundation. You need to answer the following questions: ■ What have I got to offer ...

asked in the same form (although it would be an unusual interview if none of them appeared in one shape or another). CREATING TH ...

trumpet and use ‘I’ to start every sentence. Max Eggert (2003) suggests that although it may be more powerful to say ‘I did’ rat ...

How to be a better leader Leadership is the process of inspiring individuals to give of their best to achieve a desired result. ...

and those concerned with individuals and how they are motivated. John Adair (1984), the expert on leadership, suggested some tim ...

thing as an ideal leadership style. It all depends. Effective leaders can flex their styles to respond to different situations a ...

■ warmth– in personal relationships, caring for people and being considerate; ■ humility– willingness to listen and take the bla ...