From Screening to Selection: Building a Bulletproof Hiring Process

Join us for a hands-on session that equips you with proven strategies to master interviews and avoid costly hiring mistakes.

HR BREAKFAST
FROM SCREENING TO SELECTION:
BUILDING A BULLETPROOF HIRING PROCESS

DATE: May 20, 2025 (Tue) | Time: 9:00-11:00
 

SESSION OVERVIEW

In today’s competitive market, every hire matters. The cost of making a bad hiring decision isn’t just financial; it impacts your team, productivity, and company culture. So how can you ensure you’re making the right call every time?

Join David Sweet, executive search expert, leadership coach, and author for an engaging workshop designed to transform the way you approach interviews and candidate selection.

This hands-on session goes beyond standard interview techniques and dives into the proven methods top companies use to consistently hire high performers. Whether you’re a seasoned hiring manager, HR professional, or business leader, this workshop will give you the tools and confidence to make smarter hiring decisions.

What You’ll Walk Away With:

A method to create a better recruiting process.

• We’ll go through the model that GE uses, called Top Grading, and help you design a process specific to your organization and needs.
• We’ll share best practices with the group.
• Dr. Sweet will share examples, case studies, and standards for the Japan market.

How to Master the 3-Interview Model

• We’ll look at different types of interviews: basic screening, top-top grading, and behavioral interviews and discuss the merits of each.
• We’ll discuss tests, profiling, and case study scenarios…when they work and when they don’t.
• How to manage when you have someone from outside Japan as part of the interview process.
• The importance of reference checks.

Techniques to Probe Deeper

• We’ll explore how to go beyond surface-level answers to understand a candidate’s true motivations, skills, and cultural fit.
• We’ll also talk about the importance of selling the opportunity, management, team, and company.

Building Your Talent Pipeline

• Hiring doesn’t stop at interviews. We’ll cover strategies for creating a virtual bench of qualified candidates, leveraging LinkedIn for passive talent, and collaborating effectively with TA/HR teams and external recruiters.

Avoiding Common Interview Pitfalls and Legal Traps

• Even experienced interviewers can fall into common traps. We’ll review the most frequent mistakes and legal missteps—and how to avoid them.

Hands-On Practice & Personalized Feedback

• Through interactive exercises, conversation with peers, and insights from Dr. Sweet’s 30 years of experience, you'll gain fresh insights, refine your approach, and receive real-time feedback.

What Makes This Workshop Unique?

• Interactive & Practical: This isn’t a lecture: it’s a hands-on session where you’ll practice what you learn.
• Immediate Impact: You’ll leave with actionable strategies to improve your next interview—whether next week or next month.

Who Should Attend?

• Hiring Managers & Team Leaders
• HR & Talent Acquisition Professionals
• Business Owners & Entrepreneurs
• Anyone involved in the hiring process who wants to hire smarter and faster

FACILITATOR

Dr. David Sweet – Expert in Recruitment, Leadership, and Strategy

For the past 30 years, Dr. Sweet has specialized in HR and executive development, recruiting, and leadership development for top-tier companies across Asia. He is the Founder and CEO of FocusCore Group, a leading executive search consultancy, where he helps businesses identify and secure top talent.

He is also the author of six books、 including Sweet Sales, Sweet Success, and Recruit! Becoming the Top-Biller, and has been featured in Facebook & LinkedIn対応履歴書いらずのソーシャルメディア転職術 for his expertise in social networking for recruitment.

Beyond recruitment, he holds a Ph.D. in Leadership Development and an M.A. in Communications from Regis University in Denver, Colorado. As a certified ICF executive coach, he empowers leaders worldwide to enhance their hiring practices and leadership strategies.

When he’s not consulting or coaching, he pursues his passions for music and marathon running, bringing the same dedication and energy to the stage and the track as he does to the boardroom.

AGENDA

• 9:00AM | Doors opening
• 9:20AM | Presentation Starts
• 10:30AM | Q&A & Networking
• 11:00 AM | Event ending

CONTACT

Alice Frantz - Learning & Development Manager
a.frantz@ccifj.or.jp

Speaker(s)

Dr. David SweetExpert in Recruitment, Leadership, and Strategy, FocusCore

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