Interviewing and Hiring - The Manager's Perspective

Interviewing and Hiring from the Manager's Perspective

To assist the manager who needs to find resources that deal with interviewing and selecting prospective employees, the following list has been compiled. To find up-to-date lists of books on related topics, select one of the links provided under Subject Headings. The full text of selected articles will be accessible to members of the UWO community; for off-campus access, please first log-in with your UWO ID on the library home page. 

Books

Arthur, Diane. Recruiting, Interviewing, Selecting & Orienting New Employees (Online)

Camp, Richard R. Strategic Interviewing: How to Hire Good People. (HF5549.5.I6C354 2001)

Chamorro-Premuzic, Tomas. The psychology of personnel selection. (HF5549.5.S38C45 2010)

Chester, Eric. Getting them to give a damn: how to get your front line to care about your bottom line. (DBWSTK HF5549.2.U5C44 2005)

Clegg, Brian. Instant Interviewing: Choose the Right Candidate Now! (HF5549.5.I6C54 2001)

Cook, Mark. Personnel selection : adding value through people. (HF5549.5.S38C656 2009)

Curtis, Joan C. Strategic Interviewing: Skills and Tactics for Savvy Executives (HF5549.5.I6C867 2000)

Edenborough, Robert. Effective Interviewing: A Handbook of Skills and Techniques (HF5549.5.I6E34 2002)

Farr, James L. and Tippins, Nancy T., eds. Handbook of employee selection (HF5549.5.S38H36 2010)

Fear, Richard A. The Evaluation Interview: How to Probe Deeply, Get Candid Answers, and Predict the Performance of Job Candidates (HF5549.5.I6F4 2002)

Hiring smart for competitive advantage. (HF5549.5.S38H573 2006)

Mor-Barak, Michàlle. Managing diversity: toward a globally inclusive workplace. (HF5549.5.M5M662 2005)

Outtz, James L. Adverse impact : implications for organizational staffing and high stakes selection. (HF5549.5.S38A385 2010)

Powell, Larry. Interviewing: situations and contexts. (DBWSTK HF5549.5.I6P685 2006)

Reynolds, Douglas H. Online recruiting and selection : innovations in talent acquisition. (HF5549.5.S38R39 2009)

Roosevelt, Thomas, R. Building on the promise of diversity: how we can move to the next level in our workplaces, our communities, and our society. (HF5549.5.M5T463 2006)

Rosenberg, DeAnne. A Manager's Guide to Hiring the Best Person for Every Job (HF5549.5.I6R674 2000)

Thomson, Carolyn B. Interviewing Techniques for Managers (HF5549.5.I6T48 2002)

Subject Headings

For up-to-date lists of online and print titles in the library, search the library catalogue for the following SUBJECTs:

Employee selection.
Employees -- Recruiting.
Employment interviewing.
Employee orientation.
Employees -- Training of.
Occupational training.

Articles

Anonymous. Interviewing Job Applicants: Watching What You Say Fair Employment Practices Guidelines. (2005): p. 1.

Bauer, Barbara. The Art of Hiring Smart Rough Notes 143, No. 5 (2000): pp. 16-18.

Cohen, Carolyn. The Polished Interviewer CA Magazine 135, No. 9 (2002): pp. 35-36.

Falcone, Paul. Career Counselor Interviewing HRMagazine. Vol. 51, Iss. 1 (2006): p. 97.

Frase-Blunt, Martha. Peering Into An Interview HR Magazine 46, No. 12 (2001): pp. 71-77.

Hsiao, Fang and Brian H. Kleiner. How to Hire Employees Effectively Management Research News 25, No. 1 (2002): pp. 49-59.

Mornell, Pierre. Zero Defect Hiring Inc 20, No. 3 (1998): pp. 74-83.

The Recruitment Debate: To Outsource or not to Outsource? Human Resource Management International Digest 13.3 (2005): p. 27-29.

Rivenbark, Leigh. Recruiting, Interviewing, Selecting & Orienting New Employees HRMagazine. Vol. 51, Iss. 4 (2006): p. 140.

Senguder, Turan. An Examination of Management Philosophy. Journal of American Academy of Business, Cambridge 1.2 (2002): p. 348.

Skinner, Merna. Effective Interviews Executive Excellence 17, No. 11 (2000): p. 13.

Srivatsan, V. R. Improving Workforce Productivity: New Hire Or Retraining? Malaysian Business (2006): 11.

Vargas, Roslyn. Tips for recruiting and interviewing prospective employees American Agent & Broker. Vol. 77, Iss. 11 (2005): p. 40.

Yate, Martin John. Hiring the Best Electric Perspectives. Vol. 31, Iss. 2 (2006): p. 54.

Web Sites

CareerJournal (Wall Street Journal) - The CareerJournal from the Wall Street Journal is a great resource for articles on many aspects of the job-hunting process, including interviewing. Here you will find sound advice on a variety of interview preparation topics.

General Guidelines for Conducting Interviews - This web page provides a brief introduction to many of the issues associated with interviewing job candidates. Topics covered include: preparation for the interview; types of interviews; types of topics in questions; sequence of questions; wording of questions; carrying out [the] interview; and [what to do] immediately after the interview.

Equality in the Workplace Equity - Government of Canada site.

Monster Recruiting and Hiring Advice - Tips and best practices for interviewing and selecting the best candidate.

Workplace.ca - Acquire the skills you need to recruit, manage, and supervise in today's changing workplace.

Human Resource Guides

See all library-prepared guides on the topic of Human Resources and Job Hunting.