Hiring the Best Talent Module Summary

Purpose
To select the individual whose talent best matches the job

Learning Goals
· Utilize techniques to discover applicant’s talents
· Develop questions to identify top performers
· Conduct a talent interview
· Listen for certain factors in applicant’s responses

Design Concept
Casting a film

Learning Principles
· Four types of interview questions
· The relationship between talent and skill
· Seven rules for interviewing for talent
· Five rules for selecting talent
· Talent matching grid

Behavior Model
Five-Step Model to Interview for Talent

Individual and Group Exercises/Case Study
· Icebreaker: Match the right talent with the right parts
· Complete a planning worksheet to prepare for an interview

Discussions
· Interview experiences: funniest, most effective, best questions asked
· Asking job-related interview questions

Case Study/Role Play
Practice utilizing the Interviewing for Talent Model, with interviewer, applicant and observer (three rounds)

Speed Bumps
Places to slow down

Action Planning
For your next interview, identify specific things that you will:
· start doing
· stop doing
· keep doing

Approximate Time Length of Module: 3.0 – 3.5 hours