Optimizing Your Interview

Posted by Ben on March 19, 2009 under Editorials, Interviews | Be the First to Comment

The two most important days in your newly hired manager’s career are his/her first visit to your dealership and first day on the job. Think about it…since the initial interview typically provides the first impression, hiring authorities should make the interview experience positive, while gaining necessary information to determine if the candidate merits further consideration. If that answer is “yes” then optimal interviewing requires: selling your company, selling the opportunity, and gathering sufficient input to aid your selection decision process.

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First Published May 2007

How to Really Get to Know Managerial Candidates

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The theme of this article follows that of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s popular hit from the musical “The King and I”, “Getting to Know You…Getting to Know All About You”.

There seems to be powerful agreement from AED member executives that they would like to get to know potential managers much better than is typically the case. Ninety percent of those surveyed responded: “Yes, management level hiring decisions can be improved by getting to know the candidate better”. It’s equally true for an inside promotion situation as well as an outside hire.

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First Published December 1997