Utilizing Situational Interview Questions, To Select Top Talent

"I find candidates in today's market are so sophisticated that i often feel like I'm the one being interviewed."

If you feel like this, you’re not alone. Candidates in today’s job market have incredible tools and resources available to them. Before a candidate has ever met you for an interview they have normally:

Had their resume and cover letter written by a professional agency
Browsed interview hints and advice on the web
Been coached by professional career counselors

All of this preparation is designed to ensure they present themselves in the best possible light. Highlighting all their strengths, and hiding their possible limitations. What this means for recruiters is we see the “interview mask” of the candidate, and not the real candidate. We typically only see the real candidate 3 months into the role, when their probationary timeline has elapsed, and their “interview mask” has faded.

"Candidates today appear to have all the advantages in the interview process. Are there any resources to assist recruiters in getting behind the interview mask?"

At Thomas International we believe strongly in the use of situational interview questions, as the best predictor of future success is past success. Probing the candidate using situational interview questions gets behind the candidate’s interview mask, and allows recruiters to discover the real candidate in front of them. The unique tools and reports on our Thomas International Assessment System provide powerful situational interview questions that fit easily into any recruitment process, and can be used as the foundation in creating powerful talent acquisition guides. Our system and situational interview questions support recruiters in:

Getting behind the interview mask to discover the real candidate
Improving performance at all levels of the organization by selecting the best candidate for the role
Improving retention levels
Reducing recruitment times

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