SOME RECENTLY TAKEN HORRIFYING RECRUITMENT STATISTICS

Sorry for the break in service. A shoulder operation has made it tricky to write recently and, furthermore, teaching voice recognition software how to recognise my voice and write text that is recognised as English has proved challenging too!

I’m still not 100% fit, and I’m a couple of weeks away from resuming the regular articles. However, in the interim, I came across some results from a poll from Monster.co.uk (one of the major online job boards) and believe they should be publicised.

The statistics were not surprising but were still disappointing. They certainly will not help employers hire the best candidates for their roles.

Here are the results:-

“A lack of preparation by both candidates and interviewers is creating a culture of fear and stress around job interviews, according to a new poll from Monster.co.uk. Apparently one in seven candidates (15%) have actually been reduced to tears by a job interview. Results from the poll show that stress is caused by lack of effort from prospective employers, with arrogance (62%), poor preparation (42%) and irrelevant questions (43%) being identified as the most off-putting interviewer habits. In fact, almost a third (30%) of interviewers admitted that they had forgotten a candidate’s name, with over a quarter (28%) confessing they had gone to interviews unprepared. And, with the research revealing that first impressions really do count, 54% of employer respondents admitted they took an instant dislike to a candidate.”

We are all busy and interviewing is time consuming. Remember though you have already committed to conduct the interview which should run for an hour, so if you have prepared properly, arming yourself with the correct job requirements and behaviours that you are looking for, the preparation for the interview should be quick.

Fifteen minutes preparation ensures good questions, low stress for all parties and prevents you making purely ‘gut feel’ decisions: A well prepared and properly run interview ensures the candidate will be interested in your opportunity and gives you the control to decide if you want to hire them or not.

Read the previous articles to refresh yourself on how to run the process or contact me, Colin Lapthorn, personally for a quick overview and assistance on your particular issues – Tel: 07912 380042.