...Jan, the interview process is a very important
one...
...for obvious reasons...
...what are some key things that interviewers
should look out for for...
...based on your expertise?...
...I think, often I come across organisations
where people are...
...convinced, or quite confident, about their
ability to gauge whether someone is right
for a role, and I think...
...people perhaps aren't aware as much as
they ought to be...
...about the fact that there are some...
...subconscious processes going on; if I like
you ...
...yes, I think, actually, yes, I can see
you do that job!...
...Not only do I like you, but I actually
want to give that job to you...
...because I like you, so let's give it a
go!...
...because "we understand each other"...
...and I think that is a very dangerous...
.. exactly the right word; it's dangerous...
...it's a dangerous pitfall or trap to fall
into...
...because the fact that I like you, for one,
may be misguided...
...I might not like you next week, and, secondly,
the fcat that I like you...
...doesn't mean you can actually do the job
well...
...your can probably do the job, but how well
can you do it?...
...and so, various psychological processes
are at play which...
...influence the quality of an interview process.
And therefore...
...I'd advise people to look at their interview
skills..
...and exercise them and improve them...
...I think in the world of business psychology,
if there's one thing...
...that we can help organisations with, where
you can clearly improve the skills...
...is interview skills....
...And would that include the type of questions
that you ask someone?...
...Yes, the type of questions, the way you
ask questions,...
...how many questions, why you ask the questions,
and...
...also being more aware of the answer to
a question...
...I might ask you a question, then you way
you answered it...
...I write it down and actually, is that really
an answer to the questions I asked?..
...and why do I ask that question?...
...and it what way do I ask it?...
...So there are many factors at play here...
...but liking someone is one factor that one
should be wary of...
...yes, often that sort of process we are
not even aware of...
...we're not even aware of the fact that influences
our...
... - decision-making - ...
...yes, our perception of someone...
...and if you don't like someone to probably
keep going...
...and not discount that person, just because
you feel you don't like them...
...there is that other side, isn't there?...
...yes, absolutely, and also the idea that
perhaps we look for similarities...
...we want to go for people who are similar
to ourselves...
...that human nature, isn't it?...
...a bit of 'cloning' going on, which might
be also...
...dangerous - or perhaps 'not ideal', let's
say...
...very interesting, thank you very much Jan...
...You're welcome.
