How can I improve the quality of my hires? What's the best way to structure interviews and how can I ensure that the questions I ask provide the information I need? How can I make sure that hiring decisions are based on data and not judgements? The Hiring Handbook is a must-have guide for HR professionals, managers and small business owners looking to hire with confidence. This practical toolkit walks you through every stage of the hiring process-from defining job requirements to designing structured interviews-so you can consistently identify and select the best candidates. It covers how to conduct job analyses to pinpoint the skills and attributes that truly matter, write compelling job descriptions that attract top talent, and design structured interviews that lead to fair and accurate hiring decisions. The book also explains how to craft strong, predictive interview questions, evaluate candidates objectively, and minimize bias by adopting a data-driven approach to hiring. Written by hiring experts with deep assessment and selection expertise from global firms like Korn Ferry, Airbnb, and Meta, The Hiring Handbook equips you with the tools to build high-performing teams and make hiring decisions that drive long-term success.
How can I improve the quality of my hires? What's the best way to structure interviews and how can I ensure that the questions I ask provide the information I need? How can I make sure that hiring decisions are based on data and not judgements? The Hiring Handbook is a must-have guide for HR professionals, managers and small business owners looking to hire with confidence. This practical toolkit walks you through every stage of the hiring process-from defining job requirements to designing structured interviews-so you can consistently identify and select the best candidates. It covers how to conduct job analyses to pinpoint the skills and attributes that truly matter, write compelling job descriptions that attract top talent, and design structured interviews that lead to fair and accurate hiring decisions. The book also explains how to craft strong, predictive interview questions, evaluate candidates objectively, and minimize bias by adopting a data-driven approach to hiring. Written by hiring experts with deep assessment and selection expertise from global firms like Korn Ferry, Airbnb, and Meta, The Hiring Handbook equips you with the tools to build high-performing teams and make hiring decisions that drive long-term success.
Über den Autor
Kasey Harboe Guentert is a consultant with APTMetrics, a human resources consultancy specializing in talent management solutions. Prior to this she was Head of Global Assessment, Selection and Measurement at Airbnb and Global Talent Selection Manager at Meta. She is based in San Francisco, California.
Mollie Berke is a Managing Director at Modern Executive Solutions. Prior to this she was a Global selection Science Partner and Global Talent Assessment Partner at Meta and a Leadership Assessment and Succession Consultant at Korn Ferry. She is based in Jacksonville, Florida.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Section - ONE: WHY structured assessment; Chapter - 01: Embrace human insight; Chapter - 02: From frenzy to fallout - the high cost of over-hiring and its aftermath; Chapter - 03: The funnel; Chapter - 04: Your stakeholders; Section - TWO: WHAT to assess; Chapter - 05: Overview of job analysis - about those miraculous; Chapter - 06: Job analysis; Chapter - 07: Job analysis, step by step; Chapter - 08: Building your job profile and job description; Chapter - 09: Food for thought; Section - THREE: HOW to assess; Chapter - 10: Out-of-the-box questions - why the beer test and guessing games don't belong in interviews; Chapter - 11: Screen to focus on the most qualified; Chapter - 12: Structure focuses on what matters most; Chapter - 13: Building structured interviews; Chapter - 14: Other interviewing methods and assessment types; Chapter - 15: Let's write some questions!; Chapter - 16: Creating candidate trust; Chapter - 17: Conducting your interview; Chapter - 18: Including multiple interviewers; Section - FOUR: WHO to select; Chapter - 19: Taking outstanding notes; Chapter - 20: It's all about metrics; Chapter - 21: Using evidence to make ratings; Chapter - 22: Making a decision; Section - FIVE: Other considerations; Chapter - 23: Can human bias be helped?; Chapter - 24: Privacy and employment best practices - United States; Chapter - 25: Privacy and employment best practices - Europe and the UK; Chapter - 26: Privacy and employment best practices - India and China; Chapter - 27: Cheating, leakage, and lying; Chapter - 28: Continuous improvement; Chapter - 29: GenAI - general tips; Chapter - 30: When the standard hiring process doesn't fit; Chapter - 31: Concluding thoughts;
