Denial is the shock absorber for the soul. It protects us until we are equipped to cope with reality. -C. S. Lewis Why is it essential that we deal with Denials? When conducting an interview, it’s important to effectively handle any denials from the interviewee. We as
Read more →Mark A. Anderson Anderson Investigative Associates A person (or an animal) who feels there are no alternatives will fight even when violence isn’t justified, even when the consequences are perceived as unfavorable, and even when the ability to prevail is low. -Gavin De Becker Why is a
Read more →We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is not an act but a habit.” -Aristotle 2021 is Cruising Along! What an incredibly strange year we have just gone through. Think about all the things that have changed, at work, at home, with your activities, and your
Read more →In everything in life that we work to master, there are often common mistakes that occur or creep into our practice. Interviewing is no exception. Some of these issues are oversights and some are just the result of bad habits or inadequate training. In any case, they
Read more →“Rapport is the ability to enter someone else’s world, to make him feel that you understand him, that you have a strong common bond.” –Tony Robbins This is the last in a series of three blogs on the intricacies and application of rapport to the interview process.
Read more →“Rapport is the ability to enter someone else’s world, to make him feel that you understand him, that you have a strong common bond.” –Tony Robbins This is the second in a series of three blogs on the intricacies and application of rapport to the interview
Read more →“Rapport is the ability to enter someone else’s world, to make him feel that you understand him, that you have a strong common bond.” –Tony Robbins This is the first in a series of three blog posts on the intricacies and application of rapport to the
Read more →Mark A. Anderson Director of Training and Development Anderson Investigative Associates Getting to the truth in an interview is much more difficult over the telephone, but can be accomplished. In over 30 years of doing criminal, administrative, and personnel interviews for the FBI, USDOJ, and several other
Read more →Mark A. Anderson Director of Training and Development Anderson Investigative Associates Why more training? How is interviewing changing? What is different now than it was 20 years ago? How does that affect our ability to be prepared for interactions in the interview suite? These are all
Read more →Planning is essential in so many areas of life, although it is often neglected. Just last week, my family had the opportunity to plan for the arrival of Hurricane Matthew and a month before that for Hurricane Hermenes. We attempted to focus on eventualities so that we
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