
147 – Finding the Right Applicant
Purpose/Objectives: This exercise is designed to help supervisors and man-
agers improve their interviewing techniques. In Part I,
participants are asked to rephrase yes/no interviewing
questions to make them open-ended. Part II shows how
to improve follow-up responses on vague, noncommittal
answers. Participants soon realize that it is only through
careful questioning and responding that interviewers
achieve their intended purpose—to determine whether
or not an applicant adequately fits the job.
Type: Discussion stimulator/application exercise
Time Required: 60 minutes minimum (discussion only—30 minutes) ...