Interviewing tips
Interviewing is the most important part of the recruiting
process. There are several things you can pick up
on to determine how the employee will fit into
your organizational culture. Here are some
interviewing tips to help you interview
effectively.
An important interview tip to remember is to arrive on time
and be professionally dressed on the interview.
Your conduct will reflect on your company and will
leave an impression on the interviewee.
At the beginning of the interview greet professionally and
make the employee feel comfortable. However do not
be too chatty or amiable to maintain a
professional conduct.
Non verbal communication can be an important part of an
interview. For example consider if the individual
is properly dressed and whether he makes regular
eye contact during the interview.
During the interview ask specific question relating to the
candidate’s past experience. For example instead
of asking what are your strengths? You can ask
describe a time at your previous job where you
faced a challenging task and how you accomplished
it.
Look for past performance which shows some skills, such as
analytical ability, ability to make decisions
under pressure and execute those decisions.
Give the interviewee information on your company. Then see
if the interviewee can make his past performance
relevant to the job at hand.
Let the applicant know what abilities you are looking for.
This way he can also make up his mind whether he
wants to pursue the job and if it matches his
skill sets.
Be intoned to the behavioral competencies of the candidate.
Usually this will take a more attentive approach
rather than being presented to you in a straight
forward answer to a question.
Ask some questions that are unique to your company's
situation so that it gets the candidate thinking.
Asking the usual questions can be a gift to a
candidate who has prepared all his answers in
advance.
You can also present tests to assess the candidate’s
abilities. If the job is going to require stress
management, you can administer the test in a
stressful environment with a time limit to see how
the candidate copes and what he scores on the
test.
Find out what the candidate knows about your company. Ask
about the company website. If the interviewee has
visited it talk about some information from the
site.
An important interviewing tip to remember is to let the
interviewee ask you some questions. This can allow
you to see if the individual shows interest in the
company and the job position.
If you have any company literature, you can hand them to
the interviewee to read. After the interview you
should follow up on a few references. Prepare some
questions in advance before you make phone calls
to them.
An important interviewing tip is to know what you are
looking for. Here are some things many employers
especially search for in their employees:
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Confidence
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Communication Skills
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Initiative
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Leadership Qualities
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Strong Work Ethics
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Reliability
After the interview has concluded, expect a thank you
follow up from the interviewee in the following
day or two. This shows consideration and
professionalism on the part of the employee. These
interviewing tips can help you succeed at the
interview process and hire the right employee.
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