Yesterday I attended a Webinar from Monster and DDI titled, “Thanks, But No Thanks: Keeping Top Prospects From Turning Down Your Offer” that not only echoed many of the points from this Selling Power article, but had the data to support it. There were numerous points that I wanted to share with you so I’ll post on them in bite-size pieces over the next few days.
In our previous post, point #4 talks about trust. A candidate forms their opinion about trust in 3 areas with the interviewer being the first mentioned. I’m sure some of you thought that may have been a bit far-fetched but take a look at the research behind Monster & DDI’s report. They found:
- 32% of the candidate’s say that the interviewer affects their decision “a lot”
- 33% said that it affected their decision moderately
- 26% said slightly
- 9% said that it didn’t affect their decision at all
So how are you being perceived by your candidates? Is their anything you should be changing? Here are the top 5 habits candidates find annoying:
- Acting like you have no time for the interview.
- Withholding information about the position.
- Turning the interview into a cross-examination.
- Showing up late.
- Being unprepared for the interview.
Also asking inappropriate or strange questions made the list. Here are some questions that made this list:
- If you were on the Simpson’s, which Simpson character would you be?
- If you were a tree, what kind would you be?
- If you were a dog, what kind would you be?
- What’s your relationship with God?
- Is that your natural hair color?