Ken Byrne

Seeing Behind the Job Applicant's Mask Before You Hire

Secrets of a Corporate Psychologist

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The people you hire will inevitably shape your career destiny. Hiring people is easy. Hiring the right person require patience, skill and persistence. In this practical guide to the corporate psychology of staffing, Dr. Ken Byrne describes the science of uncovering the applicant's real personality and getting behind "the interview mask". Based on over forty years of experience, you will learn about the inevitable "Five Lacks" you will face; Where to Look for the Best Applicants and How to Create A Compelling Attraction Strategy; How to Design (an almost) Foolproof Screening Strategy; Important- and revealing - interview questions to ask contained in a complete Structured Interview Guide; The importance of checking references properly, and tips for getting honest answers; and practical guidelines for how to make a Final Hiring Decision. You will learn about the Ten Qualities of an Ideal Job Candidate; The Six Principles of an Effective Interview and what will - and won't - work in making selection decisions. Techniques that can make the job interview infinitely more powerful and revealing are described in detail. Dr. Byrne is confident that if you follow his guidelines, avoiding one hiring mistake will repay your investment thousands of times over. Commenting on this. book Dr.Jeff Zeig, Director of The Milton Erikson Foundation said " Ken Byrne has provided a Rosetta Stone that clarifies the seemingly complex hieroglyphics of hiring the best candidate. A practical guide. Easy to read. An indispensable tool that will improve hiring decisions."

Produktdetails

• Seeing Behind the Mask Nr.1
• Verlag: BEHIND THE MASK SERIES
• Seitenzahl: 140
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Januar 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 8mm
• Gewicht: 215g
• ISBN-13: 9780648675518
• ISBN-10: 0648675513
• Artikelnr.: 58622536

Autorenporträt

Dr. Ken Byrne has been in full-time independent practice asa corporate psychologist since 1979. His clients have rangedfrom large multinationals to small businesses. Over the last fortyyears, he has personally evaluated more than three thousand jobapplicants ranging from candidates for CEO and other senior executiveroles, middle management, technical roles and entry levelstaff.In the mid-1980s, Dr. Byrne became interested in the selectionchallenges faced by public safety groups, such as police, firebrigades, ambulance, corrective services, and other similar organizations.This led to his developing a personality questionnairedesigned specifically for public safety applicants. This allowed clientsto screen large groups of people and then to use an empiricallyderived formula to rate the level of risk each applicant posed.Candidates the agency decided to advance to interview were furtherscreened with a highly specialized series of interview tools.In about 2005, Dr. Byrne became interested in the screening ofpeople to work in aged care and disability services. This led him todevelop a brief personality screening test and interview guides forapplicants to these critical roles.Dr. Byrne has also headed several research studies to validateand norm each of these specialized screening tools. This resultedin publication of numerous long-term follow-up studies of peoplewho had been screened, comparing them to groups hired withoutthis specialized assessment.His experience and expertise in evaluating candidates has ledto him being indirectly involved in hiring decisions of thousandsof other people in the broad public safety area.Dr. Byrne completed Bachelor's and Master's degrees inClinical Psychology and earned a Doctor of Psychology degreefrom Hahnemann Medical College in Philadelphia. He started incorporate psychology with the Hay Group in their Philadelphiahead office before beginning his private consulting practice.Dr. Byrne is well known for his lively, entertaining and informativetalks and training seminars.He can be contacted at www.drkenbyrne.com