BBRUSS

Hello, In replying to CC04's message above, you are not "dinged" for adding additional information, laughter, etc to the answers to these questions. The Talent Plus interview encourages people to speak freely and be themselves. Whether you are more talkative or not, it doesn't matter. It's the content of what you are saying that the interviewer is looking for. The talent interview is just one step in the selection process and not the only decision factor when a hiring manager is making a selection decision. Typically, there is an application someone fills out, an in person interview (which helps determine "fit") and other factors at play, including the talent interview. It is an aptitude test to help provide more insight into the candidate's strengths and how they will perform on the job. I hope that helps to answer some of the concern RN200 mentions above. The health care organizations who have used our science have seen statistically significant results within performance, turnover, retention, patient satisfaction and more. I think it's all about the way this step in the process is presented to employees/candidates, which ultimately makes them champions (or not) of this science. And how it is presented/implemented can change based on your culture's needs/situation. Most of our clients and their employees are very happy with the opportunity to learn more about their strengths in this manner, use it for development/career planning purposes with their team members, and experience great results/ROI once implemented. If either of you are able to share which organization you are with, I'd be happy to look into this further and see how we may help you specifically. Or, if you prefer to remain anonymous, I would also be happy to help answer some questions and determine if there are other ways this would be more accepted among your colleagues, so they feel more comfortable with it. Personally, I'd like to learn more about the specific concerns you may have, as these are things that we like to learn from and help our clients to consider as they begin using the talent interview in their selection process. So, I thank you in advance for your thoughts. To learn more about Talent Plus and how we partner with health care organizations around the globe, I encourage you to visit our site at: www.talentplus.com/healthcare Thank you! Beth Talent Plus Employee

Hi BostonGirl86, To answer your question, Talent Plus' interview questions are designed to understand your natural talents through behavior-based interviewing. Our interviews are structured (over the phone or online, depending on which interview the company you are applying to is utilizing) where the interviewer is talking 20% of the time and the interviewee (you) is talking 80% of the time. As I mentioned in the above post, we are looking for your spontaneous responses, so just be yourself! The types of questions we are asking are questions which have been selected by our research team after a long, rigorous process of creating the interview and determining the most statistically significant questions which came out of the research study. Each of our interviews is based on the talents (or themes) we know to be important in particular positions across industries. We believe the questions within our interview to be very thought-provoking, however, don't be surprised if you hear a question that seems "silly" as someone mentioned above - there is a reason behind every question we ask. I hope this helps! Please let us know if you have other questions. Unfortunately, I cannot give away what our questions are in our interviews as that would be like giving away our secet sauce :) but I know you will enjoy the interview process and probably discover a lot about yourself through it. Thanks! Beth

If you are interviewing, I would just encourage you to be completely yourself. We are looking for your natural, spontaneous responses. The last reply is correct - it is not a test, but an analysis to gain a greater understanding of your talents. Thanks! Beth