Questions to Challenge You
1. What approach does your organization use to recruit employees? Is it effective? How could the pro-
cess be improved? 2. Imagine that a potential candidate asks you to describe your present workplace. What would you say? 3. Have you ever participated in a staff interview, either as a candidate or as a member of the staff?
Describe your experience. Would you do anything differently now that you’ve read the chapter? 4. Cross-training has been used as a recruitment strategy. What are the pros and cons of using this
strategy? 5. Consider the last interview you had for a job or school. Did the interviewer follow the principles dis-
cussed in this chapter? Explain.