The dynamics of a face to face interview are complex. In the posting entitled Interview Preparation” I discussed the research required to get ready for a meeting. This topic covers the interplay of protocol, manners and convention when visiting someone in his or her office for the first time. The first rule is to greet your host or hostess with a smile and a firm [...]
Interviewing for a job is a ritual that has evolved through the power of unlimited information from that of a supplicant to grantor appointment to a peer to peer discussion. For both the goal is to fill an open position and the company representative still has the power to deny the candidate the job at any stage of the process. However, the playing field is [...]
No matter the level of the new employee being brought on board there is an opportunity to improve the workings of your enterprise and the possibility of a steep cost if done carelessly. The opportunities depend on the level and responsibilities of the hire. If, for example, the hire is a ‘C’ level executive the opportunities are legion. They start with a review of the [...]