ARE YOUR INTERVIEWS STRUCTURED AND DO YOU ASK THE RIGHT QUESTIONS?
Identifying and recruiting the right talent are vital aspects of employee engagement and organisational performance over time, and hiring the right talent for a position clearly includes objectifying the behavioural requirements and complexity of the position to be able to compare your candidates to tangible criteria, but when you interview candidates what are right questions to ask?
Asking the right questions can be challenging throughout an interview, and challenges arise in both the preparation phase and the interview itself.
PREPARING FOR THE INTERVIEW
When preparing for an interview, most people tend to emphasise the resumé of the candidate. This approach is very common and used widely in small to medium-sized companies, but it rarely provides the insight needed to make people decisions. This retrospect approach will not tell you if a person is likely to be able to perform in a new position with different requirements. Standard questions like: “What are your strengths and weaknesses?”, “Tell me about your usual job tasks” etc., are easily prepared for by the interviewee, and thus may trigger a rehearsed (almost mechanical) answer. It is vital to ask the right questions related to performance in this particular position, questions which are unprepared for by the interviewee, in order to get an in-depth understanding of the potential employee.CONDUCTING THE INTERVIEW
In the interview itself, many people tend to deviate from the original plan set forth, and the questions they intended to ask. To structure the interview in the preparation phase is vital to conduct an interview providing the information required allowing the interviewer to objectively evaluate and compare candidates.
The CATIL INTERVIEW e-GUIDE can help overcome these challenges, by scientifically assessing the areas that need to be addressed, and outline the questions which will do so. An interview guide will also help the interviewer stay objective and focused, and to ask the right questions.
Read more about the CATIL INTERVIEW e-GUIDE here.
Read more about the CATIL INTERVIEW e-GUIDE here.
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