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.

Most companies track turnover and know exactly how many of their best performing employees are exiting and why.

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

What is motivation-based interviewing?

Using behavior-based interviewing is the most effective way to correctly assess an applicant's self-motivation.

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

Most unmotivated employees were great hires but they changed after they were hired due to poor management, unrealistic job expectations and/or unsatisfactory working conditions.

Hiring managers commonly make the connection between an employee's poor performance issues and their own interviewing deficiencies.

Choose the ONE job listed below that people are typically allowed to do without being properly trained.

If an untrained interviewer uses an unstructured interview format (asks questions that pop into their head), the probability of hiring the best applicant is about 40% according to a Michigan State study.