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From Blind Dates to Boardrooms: Investigating Workplace Interviews 1 Credit

Jan 09, 2025, 10:00 AM ET

From Blind Dates to Boardrooms: Investigating Workplace Interviews 1 Credit

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    June, 2024
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Jan 09, 2025, 10:00 AM ET

Learning Objective

  • Explain how preparation is essential to the success of an investigation interview.
  • Discuss the techniques needed to address problems, challenges, and other unexpected events that may threaten the success of the interview.
  • Know how this interview will factor into the larger investigation process.

Course Overview

An employer may occasionally need to formally or informally investigate concerns about an employee’s workplace behavior.  However, if your organization has a hotline and other reporting channels to allow employees to speak up, this is only half the equation.   

The other half involves thoroughly addressing—and, when necessary, fully investigating—allegations once they have been reported. 

Investigating and resolving an allegation correctly strengthens and protects your organization. A proper investigation gives management the needed information and a factual basis for its decisions. It also reinforces the fairness of the employee discipline process and your commitment to learning about employee concerns. The objectives and scope of investigations vary widely, but their overriding purpose is always to find relevant facts.  Although each investigation may be unique and handled differently, following standard techniques can help you investigate fairly, transparently, and consistently. 

This CPE course explains the fundamentals of a workplace interview by comparing the techniques and processes to what someone usually encounters during a blind date.  Twelve dating principles are compared to proper techniques for an investigation interview.  Each participant will receive an infographic of the “Rules for Investigators” that contains useful advice for investigators. 

This online webinar covers the following key topics:

  • The practical ways to prepare for the interview.
  • The different techniques for an investigator’s preparation, including anticipating challenges.
  • The techniques needed when problems arise during the interview.
  • How to use the interview results as part of your investigation?

This CPE course offers valuable insights for mastering the investigative process and unraveling the mystery of workplace investigations. Join now!

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Course Level

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Instructional Method

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Pre-requisites

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About Instructor

Maric Bloch
Meric Bloch

Principal, Winter Compliance LLC

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Meric Bloch is the Principal of Winter Investigations, a consulting firm specializing in workplace investigations design and implementation.  

Meric has designed, implemented, and managed workplace-investigations processes for multinational public companies. He has trained thousands of HR and compliance professionals to conduct workplace investigations.  

Meric has personally conducted over 800 internal investigations of fraud and serious workplace misconduct globally.  Meric is an adjunct professor at Fordham University School of Law.  He was an instructor for the Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics Academy for ten years, where he taught the module on workplace investigations.

Meric holds Bachelor of Arts and Juris Doctor degrees from New York University.  He is a Certified Fraud Examiner, a Professional Certified Investigator, a Certified Financial Crime Specialist, a Certified Information Privacy Professional, and has the Corporate Compliance and Ethics Professional – Fellow designation.

Meric is the author of four books on investigations: The Art of Investigations; In the Arena; Workplace Investigations:  Techniques and Strategies for Investigators and Compliance Officers; Investigative Interviewing, and The First Information Is Wrong.   He also wrote chapters in the Bribery and Corruption Casebook and The Complete Compliance and Ethics Manual.  

Meric has published numerous articles on investigations topics and is a frequent public speaker on the workplace-investigations process. 

You can learn more about Meric by visiting his website:  www.winterinvestigations.org.

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Pooja Verma, Masters (Accountancy)

The sessions were insightful and engaging, offering a fresh perspective on the interview process. The comparison of interviews to blind dates was both humorous and enlightening, making the content relatable and memorable. The practical tips and strategies provided were immediately applicable, helping to demystify the interview experience. The interactive elements kept participants engaged, fostering a collaborative learning environment. Overall, these sessions were highly valuable for anyone looking to improve their interview skills and understand the dynamics of workplace interviews better.

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Michael Kamin, Compliance Specialist

Although this was only a one credit course, the instructor provided much valuable guidance in the short period if time available. He clearly knows the topic. His analogy of investigative interviews to blind dating is spot-on; clever, thought provoking and wise guidance borne admittedly from his own experiences I recommend this course without reservation Thanks , Meric Bloch. I look forward to taking more of your courses.

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