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CHAPTER 7
QUESTIONS FOR
HUMAN RESOURCES
ENABLING HR PEOPLE TO
WORK FOR YOU
Human resources people can be professional, genuinely warm, and
helpful to candidates. Remember, HR personnel have no hiring
authority themselves. In fact, they often serve as gatekeepers. When
you interview with HR you should generally assume that’s what their
main objective is. This is even more the case when the interview is
over the telephone. HR’s main challenge at this point is to screen
candidates out so that the ultimate hiring authority can select from
a manageable number of candidates.
THE CARE AND FEEDING OF HR PEOPLE
Your job search will likely include working with HR screeners, so
you should know a few things about how they are measured and
rewarded. If you keep their agenda in mind, play it straight, and
make it easy for them to do their jobs, you will be able to advance
your application to the hiring authority. The questions in this chap-
ter are designed to give the HR screener maximum confidence that
he or she will not regret endorsing your application.
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