W3 - Recruitment and Selection

Question 1

10 Hiring traps

Answer 1

1. Reactive Approach (Looking for a successor who is similar to the predecessor without the obvious defects)
2. Unrealistic expectations / specifications
3. Evaluating in absolute terms (good or bad)
4. Accepting people at face value
5. Believing references
6. Just like me bias (stereotyping, the halo effect, Tendency to show preference to candidates just like you)
7. Delegation gaffes (delegating critical hiring tasks but making the hiring decision yourself)
8. Unstructured interviews (rejecting highly qualified applicant because they did not excel at chit chat)
9. Ignoring emotional intelligence
10. Political pressures (hiring friends)

Question 2

Why is there often a gap between what should be done and what actually happens with hiring and selection?

Answer 2

• Poor Dissemination
• It is not put into context
• Quantity over quality
• Incongruent Goals
• Fear

Question 3

What are some hiring and selecting tools that work well?

Answer 3

• Cognitive Ability Tests
• Structured Interviews
• Work Samples

Question 4

What are the big 5 personality traits?

Answer 4

• Openness to experience
• Conscientiousness
• Extraversion
• Agreeableness
• Neuroticism

Question 5

When to rely on General Intelligence and Conscientiousness 


Answer 5

• Great deal of problem solving
• Employee has high autonomy
• Skill training plays high importance
• Must learn rapidly and adapt to change
• Two or more job candidates are practically equal in terms of skills and abilities

Question 6

Name some ways of acquiring talent

Answer 6

• E-Recruitment
• “Open house” strategy
• Social Gathering
• Unique applications
• Head hunting
• Challenge based interview
• Employee branding
• Employee referral rewards
• Utilizing Social media networks