Companies Use New Rigorous Way to Select Employees

Interview with Confidence Trains Job Candidates for Behavioral Event Interviewing

Houston, TX (PRWEB) February 10, 2004 -- It is not the most qualified who gets the job; it is the one most prepared for the interview." So says Phil Ross - called the "Dr. Phil" of the employment industry by Paul Hawkinson, Publisher of the nationally acclaimed Fordyce Letter, and author of Interview with Confidence.

A job candidate today is likely to face a Behavioral Event Interview and Interview with Confidence by Phil Ross will prepare them for this challenge. Some of the nation's largest hiring companies-Exxon Mobil, Unocal, Hewlett Packard, and Schlumberger-now use Behavioral Event Interviews to find out not only how a candidate will respond to questions, but how they will perform on the job. Specific tasks and hypothetical situations replace the previous query of the candidates work history.

Simple to follow instructions, guide the reader through the necessary steps to prepare them to get 'that one good job," said Phil Ross, Employment Executive, internationally known speaker, and author of Interview with Confidence. When a candidate reads the book, listens to the CD, and does the worksheets, they will allow the self analysis to determine their strengths. They will see how their limitations can be turned into a victory. Interviewers have found those who have done the self analysis in Interview with Confidence perform well on Behavioral Event Interviews. These candidates have the confidence to present an accurate picture of their ability to do a job.
In the past, interviews lacked such rigor. A candidate would face questions such as Can you tell me about yourself?" or Why do you want to work for us?" What is your greatest strength and weakness?" Now, the current competitive job market has forced companies to find innovative ways to find the right candidate from all the available choices. Behavioral Event Interviewing has suddenly become the predominant form of interview where candidates are asked such questions as:
•   Describe one of your most successful job experiences?"
•   What do you consider to be the most important duty you perform every day?"
•   Describe an important problem you solved recently. How did you handle it?"
Today, candidates face a panel of interviewers, each specializing in a different aspect of inquiry. Behavioral Event Interviewing does not ask the candidate general questions to get theoretical answers, but gives specific situations and problems, and then asks the candidate to tell how they will work through it. A candidate should be prepared for the barrage of follow-up questions, such as How did you accomplish that?", What were the repercussions?", If that had not succeeded what would you have done?" Reading Interview with Confidence provides a candidate with the skills necessary to face these questions, secure in the ability and confidence to land the job. One reader, Eva M. June stated, After working the manual and following the instructions, I found that being prepared for the interview made me more confident and gave me the advantage over the other applicants."

Managers prefer to interview people who are prepared. When asked about Interview with Confidence, a senior manager at one of the large oil company said, Interviewing someone who has done the work in that book helps me. We probe to find the level theyre at, and I have found that those who do not properly know themselves or their skills cannot test boundaries and move around them."

Phil Ross, the author of Interview with Confidence has prepared people for the trends of the employment industry since he first migrated to America from England in the late 1950s. His career in the Employment Industry rose as he helped train people to get hired, establishing the PROS to publish his education tools and devise his own seminars. Currently, he is a recognized expert on employment who traverses the globe to fill his speaking engagements. Mr. Ross created the Interview with Confidence program (CD and book) because he saw a need no one else had addressed.
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