Effective Interview Questions

a 350-word paper that includes the following:

• Describe the job for which you researched job descriptions.
• Create interview questions based on the skills and characteristics a successful applicant might need.
• Relate the interview questions to their corresponding indicators.
• Determine how a focus on these characteristics, rather than an applicant’s resume, aid in hiring the best candidate.
• Cite references from this week’s TED Talk video.

Regina Hartley: Why the Best Hire Might Not have the Perfect Resume

“Given the choice between a job candidate with a perfect resume and one who has fought through difficulty, human resources executive Regina Hartley always gives the “Scrapper” a chance. As someone who grew up with adversity, Hartley knows that those who flourish in the darkest of spaces are empowered with the grit to persist in an ever-changing workplace” TED 2015

View time: 10:30 minutes.

Human Resource Management in Public Service

• Chapter 3, “Recruitment: From Passive Posting to Social Media Networking”
• Chapter 4, “Selection: From Civil Service Commissions to Decentralized Decision Making” (pp. 131–175)

Berman, E. M., Bowman, J. S., West, J., & Van Wart, M. R. (2020).