Best Practices by Product
Reducing bias in the interview process
One of the strengths of structured interviews is how they help to remove subjective bias. But structured interviews alone can’t remove it completely. Training interviewers on some of the more common biases may help them to catch themselves before their own bias influences interview ratings. Interviewers should be aware of common biases, such as the…
Calibrating interview feedback and ratings
Behavioral interviewing assumes that past performance is an indicator of future performance. We ask people about their previous experiences in order to see if we can align their responses with our expectations of the job and situations we know they’ll encounter. Structured interviews call for a structured and standardized way to assess people. Using a…
Creating a hiring team
There are very few cases where hiring should be left to just one person. Tap into the collective wisdom of your organization to define the job, assess the knowledge, skills, abilities, and behavioral drives needed, and then assess candidates. Selecting the right stakeholders When you’re creating a hiring team, you want to focus on people…
Interview training
While structured interviews are great, they’re only as good as the training that accompanies them. It all starts with proper training, which many employees don’t get before they are tossed onto an interview team. Everyone on the interviewing team needs to understand why you’re doing structured interviews and how to do them well. Some of…
Defining your hiring and interview processes
Making the right hire is critical to your organization’s success. Increase your odds of placing the right people in the right roles by creating world-class hiring and interview processes. Hiring Our Hire implementation guide walks through things to consider as you establish your hiring process. Depending on the role you’re hiring for, you may choose…
Why are structured interviews important?
Structured interviews offer increased validity, reliability, fairness, and efficiency in the hiring process. They help minimize bias and ensure all candidates are evaluated on the same criteria. This leads to a better candidate experience and better hires. Validity Validity tells us about whether or not our method or measurement (e.g., interview or assessment) measures what…
Cognitive Assessment accommodations
Before administering the PI Cognitive Assessment (“CA”), our clients often wonder how to approach accommodations. From neurodiversity to physical disabilities, there’s a wide range of respondents who may take the Cognitive Assessment, each with different needs. A client may want to make sure they’re equipped to support someone with disabilities, or the client may be…
Build Job Targets with confidence
Job targets enable confidence in job fit – the sense of feeling productive and satisfied in your work because your day-to-day tasks energize you.
Using the Coaching Guide
Managers and coaches aren’t one and the same. Being a manager is more directive and transactional. Managers oversee the work of their employees, create plans, and direct their employees. They identify needs and fix problems to keep projects moving so the business can achieve its goals. Coaches are more consultative and employee-focused. They focus on…
Rating Interview Responses using the STAR method
Behavioral interviewing assumes that past performance is an indicator of future performance. We ask people about their previous experiences in order to see if we can align their responses with our expectations of the job and situations we know they’ll encounter. Using the STAR method to gain more insight into these areas, you’ll identify a…
Recognize an employee
Why does recognition matter? According to Psychology Today, feeling appreciated is a cornerstone of positive self-worth. It also strengthens the bond between two individuals. Studies show that workplace recognition is important to employees of every generation. And it’s a key driver in employee engagement. 40 percent of American workers would put in more effort if their employers…
Improve a relationship
Understanding yourself and others. When people understand their similarities and differences—and they’ve negotiated the best ways of working together—magic happens. Working with someone similar to yourself is intuitive. But, when the person you’re working with is different than you, it takes deliberate effort to change your own behavior so that you interact with them effectively….