| The referral interview is one of the best-kept | | | | many business managers spend only 20 seconds |
| secrets in the job search campaign. | | | | reviewing résumés for open positions. |
| Career Geyser Secrets explains in detail what a | | | | Often times, business managers know of a job |
| referral interview is and how to go about it. | | | | position that is currently not open, but will be |
| Let’s be very clear about something, the | | | | coming open in the near and not so distant future. |
| referral interview is not a job interview. The two | | | | Business managers also talk to one another from |
| interviews are very different; however, the | | | | other organizations and know of current or future |
| referral interview is an excellent tool that, if done | | | | job openings. It is also important to understand |
| correctly, will lead to a job interview. | | | | that it is the business manager that does the |
| Career geyser explains two of the most basic | | | | hiring. Wait a minute. Isn’t that what the |
| differences between a referral interview and a | | | | human resource department does? The answer is |
| job interview. For starters you initiate and control | | | | a resounding NO! The human resource |
| the referral interview. By initiate, you call the | | | | department is a clearinghouse that funnels |
| business manager to set up the meeting. By | | | | résumés to the business manager. |
| control, you are the one primarily responsible for | | | | The business manager is the real decision maker. |
| asking the questions. In addition, the questions you | | | | It is for this reason that whenever possible, we |
| ask are quite different from the kind you would | | | | want to bypass the human resource department |
| ask at the end of a job interview. So here’s | | | | and get to the decision maker. |
| the theory behind the referral interview before | | | | There is one more thing you need to understand. |
| we review the nuts and bolts of the interview. | | | | People love to feel important. People need to feel |
| Business managers face personnel problems day | | | | important. It’s only human nature. You should |
| in and day out. It’s a fact of life. These | | | | also understand that people love to talk about |
| problems can range from inadequate staffing due | | | | themselves. After all, who is a better expert |
| to various reasons, low staff moral, low staff | | | | about you than you? |
| productivity and behavioral problems, just to | | | | If you want to find out how to implement the |
| name a few. | | | | referral interview to get you your job and find |
| Finding new employees to fill staffing needs or | | | | many other secrets that will set you apart from |
| replacing an employee is not an easy task and is | | | | the rest, visit to order your book. |
| very time consuming. It is for this reason that | | | | |