Best Practices in Interviewing

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Overview

Talk to almost any Human Resources professional, staffing, or recruiting agency and they'll tell you these are unprecedented times. Employers no longer have the upper hand in hiring: candidates do. With businesses at all levels struggling to fill vacancies, how can you compete, not break the budget, and still hire?

For some, it might take a massive overhaul of your recruiting program, for others, it’s as simple as retooling or tweaking job descriptions and job titles. Or, you might be one of the fortunate ones who just needs to get creative about the salary and hiring process overall. No matter what bucket you align with, there's something to hear in this session.

We'll also discuss interview types, styles and what questions can get you into a legal quagmire.

Why you should Attend

You might have trouble filling positions, especially if your organization is one in which salary might not be as competitive as other larger corporations.

Almost every industry is in "fear, uncertainty, and doubt mode" about their talent pool. In one field, roughly 61% of businesses struggled to hire professionals.

We'll talk about illegal interview questions and bias in the hiring process as well as different types of interviewing styles and what fits in each scenario.

Areas Covered in the Session

Understanding the recruiting life cycle
What is talent and how do you redefine it
Job descriptions
Job titles
Advertising | Budgeting for recruiting
Recognizing interview types
Understanding illegal questions in interviewing
Recognizing bias in hiring and interviewing

Who Will Benefit

Speaker Profile

Sonja Pasquantonio is the VP of Human Resources, Training, and Development at Connecticut Public Broadcasting, Inc. She has over 30-years of experience in various Human Resources roles spanning government, non-profit, and quasi-public agencies. Sonja offers training courses in many areas.? She’s also an Adjunct Professor at University of Arizona’s Global Campus (UAGC).? Sonja also sits on the Public Media Business Association Board of Directors as their Vice Chair.? She has dual master’s degree in Counselling Psychology and English.?