Daterviewing: Exposing the Biases That Influence Hiring Decisions

By Greg Churchman

Book Overview

In Daterviewing: Exposing the Biases That Influence Hiring Decisions, author Greg Churchman--a nationally known interviewing and retention strategist and speaker--explores how interviewing is strikingly similar to dating, and how anyone can avoid the pitfalls of both by using an easy, structured method for finding the right person. In an engaging and entertaining manner, Greg reflects upon the often emotionally biased dating world and encourages readers to recognize the similar biases that develop when they select employees and candidates for employment.

Daterviewing reaches deep into the fundamentals of emotion, where biases roam and first impressions rule. Greg offers his proven method for hiring the right employees and keeping them on board. Written for business professionals at all levels and company sizes, Daterviewing details a process for improving employee selection and retention by hiring based on specific sets of criteria developed for each open position. The steps identified to hire successfully are easy to implement and surprisingly transferable to readers' personal lives, including dating

A poor choice in a professional or personal relationship can be very costly, both financially and emotionally. Daterviewing was written to help readers make choices that will help them succeed.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0595327125
• ISBN13: 9780595327126
• Release Date: August 2004
• Publisher: iUniverse
• Length: 116 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.1" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

Valuable Insights

We have all experienced the anguish and the joy that accompanies the development of any relationship. Our diverse experiences, backgrounds and "wiring" are precisely what makes relationship building so intriguing and challenging. Understanding that these same fundamentals drive the selection of employees was an eye-opening experience. Reading this book was like a release . . . it allowed me the freedom to examine my own perspectives and encourage other managers in our company to do the same without the threat of injuring our egos. The organization of the text along with the specific exercises allows the reader to immediately apply the concepts. I highly recommend this book to anyone who desires more insight into the challenges of recruiting, hiring, placement and retention. You will receive an added benefit of gaining insight into yourself.

Right on the mark

Having spent the last 10 years of my professional life in HR organizations, I can honestly say this book hits the mark on identifying mistakes every company, and just about every hiring manager, has made in the course of hiring a person. Mr. Churchman's insight is such that it makes you wonder where in the room he was hiding when you made that fateful hiring decision that leapt off the page in one of his masterfully told stories. We've all experienced this phenomena to one degree or another, but this book really tells you how to get past your own filters, at work and away. This is the information I want all of my hiring managers to see before they interview another person.

A Must for Anyone Who Hires or Dates

First, let me expose my own bias: I edited this book. Having done so gave the opportunity to read it several times, and I enjoyed it more each time. Greg has come up with a simple process that is easy to understand for making hiring decisions based on logical criteria rather than the various emotional standards we're all prone to use. Well organized and well written, this book lays out a step-by-step plan anyone can implement to make smarter hiring decisions.