Experts Connection™ for Recruiters connects you, the hiring professional, with experts in all phases of recruitment at the $100K+ level. Topics will be presented for timely practical application (rather than theoretical discussions), offering you the ability to implement the ideas as soon as you hang up the phone. The subject matter is designed for both corporate hiring professionals as well as independent recruiters. Topics will include a wide variety of timely issues relating to the employment of managers and executives across all disciplines and industries. The teleseminars are formatted to include your questions submitted at the time of registration as well as during the presentation.

Guest Speaker: Matt Gill, Managing Partner of MICA Consulting Group; (retained recruiting/consulting company) & Certified Behavioral Interview Trainer
Date: Thursday, April 26, 2012
Time: 4:00-5:30 PM Eastern, 1:00-2:30 PM Pacific

Class Description: The cost of a bad hire has been reported (in a survey last Fall of 2700 employers) to be at least $25k with more than a quarter of employers surveyed detailing the cost in excess of $50k.  The cost may be even higher when considering a reasonable estimate of the loss of productivity of the right hire. (i.e. opportunity cost.)  How does one offset this risk?  Behavioral interviewing, when included in the hiring process particularly at the manager and above level, can help you identify the right candidate for the job.

Behavioral interviewing is based on the premise that past behavior and performance will predict future behavior and performance.  Crafted correctly, behavioral interviews will allow the interviewer to learn how candidates have actually performed in previous position – information critical for selecting the best candidate.

This class will provide the process to develop, administer and evaluate a behavioral interview – one that can be customized to a specific role.  The process will consider the needs of the company, department and position for which you are recruiting.  It will provide methods for preparing the interview and working with your hiring managers to ensure the information collected will support the success measures outlined for the position.

This class is targeted to corporate personnel with hiring responsibilities as well as third party recruiters.

In this 90 minute teleseminar you will learn to:

• Create a behavioral interview for any position.
• Conduct a behavioral interview, including specific behavioral questions.
• Evaluate answers to behavioral interview questions.
• Guide “off-message” candidates; drilling down to relevant, even critical, information
• Use the information collected to help the hiring managers make the best decision.
  

About the Speaker:

Matt Gill, is the Managing Partner and a founding member of MICA Consulting Group. MICA is a retained recruiting and consulting firm specializing in connecting people in marketing, interactive, creative and advertising disciplines.  Matt has been a key participant in the recruiting industry for the past 17 years. Over the last decade he has served as a retained search recruiter in the marketing, sales and advertising disciplines. He is also a certified Behavioral Interview Trainer.   Matt has served on a number of boards including the Susan Komen Foundation, serving as head of governance. He is a graduate of Saint Michael’s College and resides in Boston.