There can be serious negative consequences from adopting the “Good Cop/Bad Cop” approach to job interviews. Selection panels can lose respect from GenY’s when using this approach to selection interviews because they do not appreciate “intimidation” and assume that this will carry over to the job context.
Help yourself and the selection panel by properly researching the advertised position and organisation before completing your job application and attending your job interview. You will have a better chance to win that job!
What should you do to manage your referees effectively and appropriately? You need to think about what you can do to make it easy for the panel to get good quality information from referees. And, you must think about what you can do to make it easy for referees to provide good quality information for the panel.
Employment equity means treating people fairly – and that may mean treating some people differently from others. It means creating equal opportunities for people.
The process of active listening may sound simple but its effects are profound and far-reaching. Active listening can address an employee’s needs, affirm their self-worth and contribute substantially to their work motivation.