Research has determined that 'loving the work you do' plays a significant role in a person's motivation and ability to achieve superior results, yet few interviewers take this into consideration when making a hiring decision.

An applicant with great job skills will always out-perform a job applicant with lesser skill.

According to a recent CareerBuilder survey, two-thirds of American businesses have faced lower productivity and reduced employee morale due to a bad hire.

According to a Harvard Business School study, 76% of turnover can be traced back to poor interviewing practices and bad hiring decisions.

Given enough time and hands-on interviewing experience, most interviewers will eventually learn how to correctly identify high achievers.

Which of the following statements are true about motivation-based interviewing? (multiple answers permitted)

Many managers who make hiring decisions are competent in their area of expertise but lack the proper interviewer training to know how to correctly identify applicants who will be 'High Performers' if hired.

If you see signs or hear examples of an applicant taking initiative, it's a reliable indicator the applicant is self-motivated.

What are the holes that exist in most employee selection processes that cause needless hiring mistakes? (multiple answers permitted)

Behavior-based interview questions can give interviewers a false sense of confidence that they are gathering quality applicant information when they aren't.