Interviewing Skills

Selecting the right talent is one of the most important decisions for recruitment. Effective interviewing is a powerful skill that gives you the ability to make right hiring decisions and avoid costly mistakes. 

You will have better-interviewing skills which lead to better hires and a competitive edge for your company.

Learning Outcome:

• Review the key elements of interviewing and selection process
• Learn to prepare for an effective interview
• Effective structure to conduct an interview
• Apply effective questions and choosing competency based questioning techniques
• Utilize techniques to evaluate candidates
• Learn how to manage expectations of candidate when closing interviews
• Evaluate candidates for selection

Content:

The Recruitment Process

• Recruitment and Selection – what is the difference?
• The Benefits of Recruitment
• The steps in conducting successful recruitment
• Return on Investment

Preparation for Candidate Selection

• Analyzing the vacant position
• Preparing the Job Description
• Defining the Core Competencies
• Screening candidates
• Pre-and Post-Interview preparation

Planning Interview Process

• Types of interview
• Structuring the interview
• Building rapport with candidates
• Competency based interviewing questions
• Different types of interview assessments

Selecting the Right Candidate

• Candidate evaluation tools
• Measuring competencies
• Reference checking
• Preparing employee contracts
• On-boarding