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\nPeople Skills =\u00a0Interpersonal Effectiveness\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The ability to notice, interpret, and anticipate others\u2019 concerns and feelings, and to communicate this awareness empathetically to others. \u00a0Behavioral indicators:<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Understands the interests and important concerns of others<\/li>\n
  2. Notices and accurately interprets what others are feeling, based on their choice of words, tone of voice, expressions, and other nonverbal behavior<\/li>\n
  3. Anticipates how others will react to a situation<\/li>\n
  4. Listens attentively to people\u2019s ideas and concerns<\/li>\n
  5. Understands both the strengths and weaknesses of others<\/li>\n
  6. Understands the unspoken meaning in a situation<\/li>\n
  7. Says or does things to address others\u2019 concerns<\/li>\n
  8. Finds non-threatening ways to approach others about sensitive issues<\/li>\n
  9. Makes others feel comfortable by responding in ways that convey interest in what they have to say<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Importance of this Interpersonal Effectiveness<\/strong><\/h3>\n

    Interpersonal Effectiveness is a fundamental interpersonal skill. It has two key aspects: (1) noticing what people are feeling, especially when they are not stating this explicitly and (2) showing by your responses to others that you care about their concerns. Interpersonal Effectiveness is essential in influencing, selling, team leadership, and people management. If you are aware of other people\u2019s concerns, interests, and feelings, you are in a position to address them and, in so doing, to gain people\u2019s support for what you would like to accomplish.<\/p>\n

    Conduct Structured Behavioral-Event Interviews<\/strong><\/h3>\n

    Include competencies in this important talent management application.\u00a0Competency Interview Guides provide an easy-to-follow format for structured, behavioral-based interviews. Each Guide, with specific questions for each of 35 competencies, makes it easy for the hiring manager or interviewer to collect behavioral examples about a candidate\u2019s relevant work experiences and accomplishments. The benefits of using these guides include:<\/p>\n

    Selecting the best candidate. <\/strong>Provides interviewers with questions that measure key competencies that drive superior performance.<\/p>\n

    Flexibility. <\/strong>Use a guide for each competency in a competency model. Use for individual, team, or panel interviews. Coordinate and centralize interview records in a HRIS.<\/p>\n

    Customizable. <\/strong>Edit, add, or delete competencies<\/p>\n

    Systematic<\/strong>. Each question targets a specific competency and the behaviors that indicate the presence of the competency in a person.<\/p>\n

    Clear Standards.<\/strong> Evaluations and scoring of interview responses provide detailed job-related documentation, helping to reduce potential bias.<\/p>\n

    Effective. <\/strong>Different interviewers identify strengths and improvement opportunities for each candidate,\u00a0prioritize the most important criteria, and make an objective decision.<\/p>\n

    Complete.<\/strong> Includes instruction on how to conduct the interview, and forms to collect and analyze interview responses.<\/p>\n

    Download the Interview Guide for
    \n<\/strong>Interpersonal Effectiveness
    \n<\/strong><\/a>    User’s Guide<\/a>
    \n    Summary & Scoring Form<\/a><\/p>\n

    More tools to improve the talent assessment and acquisition process
    \n    COMPETENCY INTERVIEW GUIDES<\/a><\/strong>
    \nOne for Each of These 35 Competencies<\/p>\n

    \"competencyMake these guides available to all HR and non-HR interviewers in your organization with a license<\/a> that includes a Competency Dictionary license<\/a>.\u00a0Contact me for details and cost. Call 800-870-9490 or email ec@workitect.com<\/a>
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    Use a Competency Development Resource Guide<\/a> to develop Interpersonal Effectiveness.<\/p>\n

    You are invited to join a LinkedIn group<\/strong> that I manage, Competency-Based Talent Management https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/groups\/3714316<\/a> Our members would welcome your involvement in the group.<\/p>\n

    Sign up to receive the Workitect E-Newsletter. <\/strong>Get valuable news, insights and practical knowledge sent to you every month. Workitect Blueprints keeps you informed about key issues facing today\u2019s organizations\u2014from producing superior leaders to creating superior organizations.\u00a0Sign up here!<\/a><\/p>\n

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    \"Workitect\"To learn more about our products and services<\/a>, and how competencies and competency models can help your organization, call 800-870-9490, email\u00a0edward.cripe@workitect.com<\/a>
    \nor use the     contact form at \u00a0Workitect.<\/a><\/p>\n

    \u00a9\ufe0f2024, Workitect, Inc.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    People Skills =\u00a0Interpersonal Effectiveness\u00a0 The ability to notice, interpret, and anticipate others\u2019 concerns and feelings, and to communicate this awareness empathetically to others. \u00a0Behavioral indicators: Understands the interests and important concerns of others Notices and accurately interprets what others are feeling, based on their choice of words, tone of voice, expressions, and other nonverbal behavior…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":24049,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_wp_rev_ctl_limit":""},"categories":[44],"tags":[37,45,39,46,23,47,48,41,28],"class_list":["post-24046","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-competency-assessment","tag-assessment","tag-competence","tag-competencies","tag-competency-dictionary","tag-competency-system","tag-employee-selection","tag-interviewing","tag-leadership-assessment-development","tag-talent-management"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nInterview and Select Candidates for Interpersonal Effectiveness<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Interview and Select Candidates for Interpersonal Effectiveness interviewing. 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