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THE MCQUAIG JOB SURVEY
PROFILING BEHAVIOURAL SUCCESS FACTORS
FAST FACTS:
THE JOB SURVEY…
• asks twenty-one questions
about the job
• takes 15-20 minutes
to complete
• is completed by the hiring
manager and job experts
• creates a profile of the
ideal candidate
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• provides focused, While research consistently demonstrates that soft skills make the difference
behaviour-based between job success or failure, it is these qualities that are the most difficult to
interview questions define and measure objectively. Though managers have little difficulty defining
the hard skills like experience and education, they have much more difficulty
• can be completed on-line assessing qualities such as adaptability, team-orientation or persuasiveness.
or by pen and paper
The Job Survey is a practical tool that helps hiring managers and job experts
identify the behavioural requirements for a specific role. The resulting report
outlines both the strengths that the ideal candidate should possess and the
management considerations that will come with those strengths. It helps
managers achieve consensus on the job demands and also supplies focused
behavioural interview and reference checking questions.
The Job Survey flags situations where the job requirements are contradictory.
Sometimes managers “want it all”; for example, an independent self-starter who
takes direction well. The Job Survey lets managers know when they need to
consider trade-offs.
The Job Survey can be created by benchmarking top performers in the role
and job candidates can then be compared to the benchmark during the interview
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process. Candidate fit can be assessed and a focused interview strategy can
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The Job Survey is the critical first step in getting the right people on the bus
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– and keeping them there.
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