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Interview and Interrogation Training: Keys to the Written Statement
Often, at the end of an interview, we as the interviewers become mentally drained and exhausted. As a result, we sometimes take shortcuts on the written statement. That's really a dangerous and costly mistake. Check out the video tip for this week - and check out a bonus tip from the archives!
Interview and Interrogation Training: Investigative Prep Question Structure (Part 4 of 4)
Prior to walking in and having the conversation, many people, especially those who have certifications, can define the differences between a fact-finding question and a behavioral question–yet still sometimes during the interview, misplace these.
Interview and Interrogation Training: Investigative Prep Selective Interview (Part 3 of 4)
If you're working a multi-party investigation, I would highly recommend that you use the same pool of questions for each person. You do not want multiple people to be separated during an investigation and find out that different questions were used.
Interview and Interrogation Training: Investigative Prep Rationalizations (Part 2 of 4)
I want to challenge you to broaden your scope when it comes to rationalizations. Think through different topics and rationalizations that you would be willing to wear in public: things like "exhaustion," or "lack of control."
Interview and Interrogation Training: Investigative Prep Anticipating Denials (Part 1 of 4)
It's amazing how witty we are when it's twenty seconds too late. But when we're in that room and people are uncomfortable, we need to anticipate both emphatic and explanatory denials, handle them properly, and return to rationalization.
A&F Bolsters Gender Diversity in the Workplace
Global fashion brand Abercrombie & Fitch (A&F) has stitched diversity into the very fabric of the business, stating on its website, "Diversity and inclusion are key to our organization's success."
Interview and Interrogation Training: Investigative Prep Series Introduction
In this week’s Wicklander-Zulawski / International Association of Interviewers interview and interrogation training tip, Brett Ward, CFI, divisional vice president for client relations and business development for WZ, kicks off a four-part series on the investigatory interview process.
Interview and Interrogation Training: Advantages of the Telephone Interview
In the last few years, it seems that more and more organizations are conducting interviews remotely, whether that means over the phone or with the use of some type of videoconferencing tool.
Remaining Engaged and Accountable
Tyson Robertson has more than twenty years of progressive retail experience in loss prevention, physical security, risk management, and multiunit management with a few...
Why Good Investigators Fail
Sometimes the mighty fall. Even the most seasoned loss prevention professional can get in a rut or make mistakes based on habit or personal attitudes. Why? Here are the three common reasons.