How to Save Time and Money in the Interviewing Process

Who wouldn’t want to save time and money in the process of filling open positions? Especially when it is simply a matter of shifting the steps in the hiring cycle.

The answer?

Administer simple skill and cultural fit tests before you begin the actual face-to-face interviews. Most organizations begin with interviews and then give the tests. Change the order and you can improve the outcome.

Here is how and why it works:      

• Behavior based interviewing research shows that, if you use cultural fit and aptitude-based screening tests upfront, you can eliminate the least able and aligned of the candidate pool. Then your interviewing time is spent only on the most suitable job seekers that fit.
• Additionally, the research has proven that, in general, tests are better predictors of on-the-job performance than the interviewer evaluations. By weeding out those who may impress in an interview but fall down on the job, you save the organization time and money by avoiding poor hires who will not succeed in your specific organizational culture.