Interviewing prospective employees is a critical manager function, yet it is often done poorly. Join the Wily Manager guys this week, as they continue their discussion about how to conduct a great interview.
Monday’s Tip: Score and rank your interview. Don’t rely on your memory – you need to take good notes, and score and rank each candidate immediately after the interview. This is why it is important to have more than one person in the interview – so you can compare assessments.
Tuesday’s Tip: Have 3 – 5 “Killer Questions”. Much of the interview can be conversational, but you want to have some minimum number of standard questions so you can compare responses across your candidates.
Wednesday’s Tip: Create questions based on the job description. Ultimately, you are testing for a match between required competencies, and those possessed by the candidate. As such, you need to know what those desired competencies are.
Thursday’s Tip: Do not allow yourself to be distracted during the interview. Leave your phone out of the room, and request no interruptions during an interview.
Friday’s Tip: Take the time to do interviews well. If you rush an interview, you will do it poorly. If you do it poorly, you don’t get a good fit. Poor fit leads to unwanted turnover. You need to invest time in the interview process.