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Talent Acquisition - CBI Method
Talent Acquisition - CBI Method
Gohar Alam
Competency Based
Interviewing
CBI
Our learning targets for today
1. Understand the importance of Competency
Based Interview (CBI)
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4. Gain hands-on practice.
External challenges
We face a highly
competitive business
environment.
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% of respondents who describe the business environment of their companies as
“more” or “much more” competitive than 5 years ago (n=2,963)*
What single factor contributes most to the increasing competitive intensity in your industry today?
All data weighted by GDP of constituent countries to adjust for differences in response rates from various regions; figures do not sum to 100%, because
respondents who answered “other” are not shown, Source: March 2006 McKinsey Quarterly global survey of business executives
Source of Value: Our People
Tangible
Assets
62% 38% 20%
19821 19921 20022
1. Brookings Institution analysis of S&P500 companies
2. Kaplan & Norton
Excellence in Talent Management drives
business success
• Companies with state-of-the art HR solutions achieve a higher
economic impact
Revenue growth
com·pe·ten·cy
An observable and measurable knowledge, skill, ability,
behavior, motivation or other characteristic that contributes
to successful job performance.
Behaviors -- Can do
Motivations -- Will do
Bayer Competencies
Competency model composed of 3 clusters
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Competency Model
Overview of Core & Leader Competencies
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Goals of a Selection System
• Accuracy
• Equity
• Buy-in
Culture Fit
Functional knowledge
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CBI methodology offers significantly better
chances to selecting high performers
Structured Standardized
= More
Accurate
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Technique Comparison
*Validity coefficient measures the degree to which job performance can be accurately predicted by the selection
method. The range is from .01 to 1.0; the higher the score, the more valid the method.
Source: Sources: J. Conway, R. Jako, D. Goodman, Journal of Applied Psychology, 1995 / Pilbeam and Corbridge, 2006
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Key Interviewing Challenges
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Making right hiring decisions is complex and cannot be
achieved by traditional approaches
decisions
are Most hiring managers do not adequately evaluate
difficult to competencies during interviews
make
• Too much focus on functional/technical skills
Source: Hunter, J.E. & Hunter, R.F. (1984). Validity and utility of alternative predictors of job performance
:
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Mis-hires have Significant Cost Impact
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Cost of Mishires
3-step competency based interviewing
process
• Identification of competencies that are
1 relevant for success in the role
Clarify Needs and Prepare
• Develop interview guide based on
competencies
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Core & Leader Competencies
Using competencies to gain competitive advantage
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Goals of a Selection System
• Accuracy
• Equity
• Buy-in
1. A people person
2. A hard worker
3. A quick learner
4. Dependable
5. A team player
These statements do not
provide any real behavior!
The Goal of CBI process …
Vague statements
Opinions
Theoretical or future-oriented
statements
Tips on ANSWERS / STARs
• Actions can also be inactions.
SITUATION
What was the situation?
ACTIONS
Competency
How did they approach it / achieved target ?
Assessment
OUTCOME / RESULT
What was the result?
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Situation – Action - Result
SITUATION: During tight schedules and short staffing Ahmed was able to
achieve his targets within needed time frame
Action
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Although the team was short staffed and extremely busy, Ahmed went out of his
way to expedite all the Sales Calls by listing them in order of priority and date and
delegating tasks to his FMOs. He was very pleasant about doing the organizing,
and the team really appreciated his work
Result
All Sales Calls were made on time, the commitments of promotional gifts were
also fulfilled, and the customers were extremely satisfied. Our reputation for
good service was recognized, and our business will benefit because of Ahmed’s
extra efforts and caring
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What are we looking for from the
candidate?
• Evidence they have
demonstrated the
competency in the past
• Alignment with the
definition of the relevant
competency
• More positive than
negative aspects
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Exercise
1. Situation / Task
2. Action
3. Result
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Exercise
Recognize
A Complete Answer
B False Answer
Partial Answer that:
C Needs Situation/Task
D Needs Action
E Needs Result
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Practice:Interview Roleplay
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Practice Debrief
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Individual Evaluation
Components of Interview
Competencies
Past Experience
Functional Knowledge
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Complete candidate summary evaluation
after each interview
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Evaluation and Decision Making
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What Questions Do You Have?
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What’s in for you
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Quiz - Answer the Questions in 5 min.
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Quiz – 1. Question
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Quiz – 3. Question
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Quiz – 4. Question
According to research, what structure is best for candidate
interviews?
A.It’s best to structure the questions asked but leave the rest alone.
B.It’s best to structure all aspects of the interview content and
process.
C.A casual, natural style interview is the most productive and liked
by most interviewees.
D.The interview process should be structured, but the content
should be left loose and flexible to fit each candidate.
E.No real research has been done on the structure of the interview
outside the questions.
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Thank You