Objections to CBBI

As with everything, there are people who have specific objections to this type of interviewing. Let’s deal with the primary concerns one by one.

1. CBBI questions are time consuming to develop.

Yes, it will take a little time to develop the competencies, define them, select and customize the CBBI questions, and develop the rating scales. However, until the job changes, this will not need to be done again. Even when the job changes, it becomes a matter of tweaking rather than redoing everything. Also, as mentioned earlier, this book eliminates the significant research that needed to be done to come up with appropriate questions in other interview formats.

2. Word will leak out about the CBBI questions and we’ll end up with ...

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