Sheila Stephens, a production manager for Thompson Manufacturing, agreed to interview the candidate selected by the human resource manager on a busy working day. Despite ongoing calls and issues to solve, Sheila invited the candidate to her office and started the interview. However, the conversation was not a success as Sheila had to distract herself from the working process. After an hour has passed, an applicant asked to end the interview under a polite pretext. Sheila, as a production manager, made a mistake in prioritizing and planning.
Even though the applicant had positive reviews from the HR manager and was right there for the interview, Sheila should have prepared for a conversation. Making priorities means planning the time and ability to manage a substantial amount of work. In this case, Sheila did not possess the needed amount of time to cope with both work calls and the interview. However, without assessing it, she agreed to see the applicant.
Planning is an important step in every human action. An interview plan is essential to compelling employment interviews (Martocchio & Mondy, 2019). The applicant must be prepared for the conversation; however, the interviewer has similar obligations. To achieve profitable results from the meeting, a manager should provide the applicant with attention, empathy, and the ability to listen. In addition, the location of the meeting should be pleasant and private with minimum interruptions. Sheila could have predicted the number of disturbances according to the amount of her work. With no ability to put them on pause, she would better make an appointment for an interview the other day.
Effective employment interviews end with hiring decent candidates from a short-term perspective. After the positive expression by Pete Peterson, it is clear that Sheila Stephens was willing to meet the candidate faster. Various studies have shown that the top candidates are hired and off the job market within 1 to 10 days (Martocchio & Mondy, 2019). Still, the process of interview describes the applicant’s qualities to the manager and at the same time gives an expression of the company to the applicant. With inappropriate planning, Sheila negatively impacted Allen Guthrie, the candidate, about the company. Even though she was impressed during the conversation with him, it might be possible that Allen, as a top candidate, hesitates about working in the firm.
A fast procedure of hiring is important but should be well-planned and applied. By designing the interview, preparing for it, and deciding what structure it will have, Sheila would have achieved success on this occasion. Active job seekers are significant to the employer as they dynamically search for occupations and make decisions faster. The company should plan the process of hiring not to lose decent candidates to the competing firms. Allen Guthrie is more likely to refrain from calling Sheila back and will refuse the job proposal.
The incident shows the significance of planning the working process and making the priorities. Sometimes postponing something essential gives better results than trying to manage all the issues at once. The interviewer should be also prepared before the conversation with the applicant as he shows the company’s face and gives an impression about it to the potential employee. The interviewer should seek for high-qualification and productivity from the candidate as well as show these qualities personally. Planning and prioritizing can lead to the successful result of the interview.
References
Martocchio, J. J., & Mondy, R. W. (2019). Human Resource Management (15th ed.). Pearson.