Snell, Morris, and Bohlander (2016) contend that a recent study by SHRM conclude

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Snell, Morris, and Bohlander (2016) contend that a recent study by SHRM concluded "the cost of hiring someone for a wrong intermediate position is approximately $20,000, and the cost of hiring the wrong person for a senior manager's position is $100,000" (p. 224). These alarming numbers indicate the important need in making the right employee selections. Discuss one component in the selection process. Describe some of the aligning criteria summarizing any pros and cons with using them. For example: in the interviewing process, what are the types of interviews; What are the pros and cons in using them? Reference: Snell, S., Morris, S. & Bohlander, G (2016). Managing Human Resources (17th ed) Boston, MA: Cengage Learning

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One of thecomponent in selection process is interviewing process through interview process we obtain the information related to candidate which health the manager in hiring decision

Types of interview
The telephone interview: This type of interview is used to narrow down the potential candidates for the final round and avoiding time wastage caused due to face to face interview. The advantages include it quikr nice interview it also requires less effort for the interviewer and the candidate by avoiding the travel to the interview location.The disadvantages include the interview cannot read the body language of interview and there any chances that call could be interrupt due to loss of signal.

The panel interview: In this kind of interview a candidate is interviewed by two or more interviewer in a room. The advantages include that there is no personal bias because of presence of to interviewer and opinions of each other can be compared to reach at common conclusion. The disadvantages include the candidate may get nervous and self-conscious due to presence of more number of interviewer and there is also associated risk of disagreement between the interviewer.

The campus interview:
This kind of interview is used to assess the larger group of candidates at the same time so as to access different skill set . The entire process takes around one day for completion. The advantages include that a wide range of skills can be assessed like communication as well as technical skills, and even interpersonal skills and leadership skills can be assessed through group interviews and group discussion. Interviewer get extra time to understand each candidate and his skill set. The disadvantages include: due to competition the candidates perform under pressure reducing the output during test. Interviewer can miss out on candidates who were better individually rather than in a group. This process is difficult to administer and you require more number of staff to moniter,

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