Basic Interview Skills
The publishers behind Basic Interviewing Skills, Waveland Press Inc. - together with author Raymond L. Gorden - have made a commendable effort to present to readers the interviewer's perspective on how to standardize and enhance their interview process. We do not hesitate to claim that all the tips covered in this book are practical for both interviewee and interviewer!
By analyzing the interview process from a typical interviewer's perspective, the author has sought to help interviewers achieve favorable outcomes. He defines the qualitative variables necessary for the step-by-step interview technique. We find the author's observation of information encoding and decoding (in short: interpretation of the information presented in the resume and by the interviewee) to be insightful, well-researched, and well-observed. It will aid many interviewers in structuring the interview session and maximizing its effectiveness.
To be more specific, Basic Interviewing Skills is a sequential approach to the interviewing procedure that includes:
Formulating inspiring, informative, and exact interview questions.
- Presenting the questions in a comprehensive way
- Observing respondents
- Considering the facts and giving proper feedback
Overall, the book serves as a template for the future development of interviewing abilities. It helps readers learn how to pool their focus on information processing in a more efficient and standardized way to yield greater interpretation and output. Well-received by readers, it is among the best books about job interviews.
Year of Release: 1998
Author: Raymond L. Gorden
Goodreads Score: 3.55/5
