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I'm looking for information on interviewing techniques for hiring a diverse staff. Many managers only consider hiring people like themselves because it's more comfortable for them. This topic would ma
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DIVERSITY INTERVIEWING SKILLS
posted at 10/23/2003 12:40 PM EDT
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I'm looking for information on interviewing techniques for hiring a diverse staff. Many managers only consider hiring people like themselves because it's more comfortable for them. This topic would make a great addition to our organization's existing Interviewing skill class. Does anyone have some specific suggestions? |
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DIVERSITY INTERVIEWING SKILLS
posted at 10/24/2003 6:26 PM EDT
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First: 10/24/2003 Last: 10/24/2003 |
Hi Sue,
Being a recent hiring manager for many years myself before moving here to Texas very recently, I feel as the hiring manager you are what makes the company diversified, if this makes sense to you. In other words, you are the starting point of who becomes part of the company as a whole, the rest is probably up to other people to help with training, and whatever else needs to be taken care of, per your call, right, or partially as may be in some companies. Be it so, diversity is in the eyes of the beholder, one has to feel the person he or she is interviewing and look beyond anything else other than qualifications, we may all be similar, but somewhere along the line, there is always a drawback or you would now not be wanting to switch up, could this diversity be from a retention problem that is wanting you to perform this switch?????? Ask yourself... Hope some of this helps you, good luck and Email with questions you might have.. deb_thib@yahoo.com deb_thib |
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DIVERSITY INTERVIEWING SKILLS
posted at 10/27/2003 1:30 AM EDT
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First: 10/27/2003 Last: 11/29/2006 |
Hi Sue
Diversity is a really interesting topic. I've known organisations that deliberately try and achieve diversity through evaluation of a person's MBTI type - not at all helpful in achieving organisational objectives. All this to ensure that they have a "diverse" group of people in their organisation. What it does do is allow others to understand the "type" of each other, and develop strategies to overcome or capitalise on specific aspects of a person's personality. Discrimination legislation requires that the selection process be designed to ensure that only those things that elicit "job-related" objective information be used. I must say that taking this (behavioural) approach will achieve the best possible approach and ensure that the desire for "sameness" doesn't lead to "group think". It's more important to assess whether the person demonstrates appropriate "diversity" actions in the workplace, and this can be done through a behavioural interview, or better yet, through a 360 survey. Hope this helps Please email direct if I can help in any way. Mike H |
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