{"id":967,"date":"2019-01-18T10:40:01","date_gmt":"2019-01-18T18:40:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.targetsuccess.biz\/wp\/?p=967"},"modified":"2019-01-18T10:40:01","modified_gmt":"2019-01-18T18:40:01","slug":"avoiding-subjectivity-interviewing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.targetsuccess.biz\/wp\/?p=967","title":{"rendered":"Avoiding Subjectivity in Interviewing"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t<!--\n\t\t@page { margin: 0.79in }\n\t\tP { margin-bottom: 0.08in }\n\t\tA:link { so-language: zxx }\n\t-->\n\t<\/style>\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>by Pete Pillsbury Sr.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Regardless of the position you are conducting interviews for, the goal is to hire the person who will be most effective in the job. It is possible to consistently meet this goal. However, in order to accomplish this, you need to control subjectivity in the interview process. Subjective judgment has proven to be a \u201ckiller\u201d in the interview process because it distorts the interviewer\u2019s ability to listen objectively. Thus, hiring decisions are made on the basis of \u201cfeeling\u201d rather than objective judgment, and all too often, the best person is not hired.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">A traditional interview situation begins with a greeting and usually a handshake between the applicant and interviewer(s). This greeting, research tells us, derails the interviewer\u2019s objective thinking by allowing the powerful emotional side of the brain to take over, and, unconsciously, subjective filters are created in the brain of the interviewer. Throughout the interview, the interviewer will process what the applicant has to say through these filters. If the subjective filters are positive,\u00a0 \u201cI like this person\u2026,\u201d the interviewer will hear what the applicant has to say in a positive light or a negative light if the filters are negative. When hiring decisions are based primarily on subjective thought, they turn out to be more speculative (\u201cI think she will be great, let\u2019s hire her\u201d) rather than based on objective, predictive information (\u201cListen to how consistently she shared behaviors that are consistent with high performers.\u201d)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The most effective method of controlling interview subjectivity and insuring reliable hiring decisions is through the use of a structured interview. The structured interview helps an interviewer in quieting the subjective filters and listen through the objective side of the brain. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.targetsuccess.biz\/index.php\/educators\/wwd\/structured-interviews\">https:\/\/www.targetsuccess.biz\/index.php\/educators\/wwd\/structured-interviews<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Properly constructed structured interviews, such as the TargetSuccess Structured Interviews, are based on a set of measurable behavioral patterns consistent with high performance in a specific job. The interview questions are designed and tested to quantify objective, predictive behavioral data on each applicant. Through this data the structured interview, if conducted correctly, will produce highly accurate data on each applicant\u2019s capacity to be a high performer. The discipline involved in using the structured interview shortens the time involved in interviewing, and it can be administered in person or via communication technology. In the case of the TargetSuccess Structured Interviews, they can be coded by the trained interviewer online. The computer does all the coding tabulation and provides a detailed profile on each applicant. This profile can be used for development once an applicant has been selected.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a name=\"_GoBack\"><\/a><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The common refrains I hear from consistent users of the structured interview include:\u201cThe structured interview takes the guess work out of hiring.\u201d \u201cAmazing and consistently accurate.\u201d \u201cA tool I wish I\u2019d had years ago.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Pete Pillsbury Sr. Regardless of the position you are conducting interviews for, the goal is to hire the person who will be most effective in the job. It is possible to consistently meet this goal. 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