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you have just been inundated by application forms, letters and
Curriculum Vita's for a job vacancy within your company, you will
now need to drawing up an interview short list and arrange
interviews for your selection. As the interview process will
probably be the most important job you will need to do for your
company, as choosing the wrong candidate can have a disastrous
impact on your business.
Firstly, take some time to review
your personal qualities you
listed earlier to remind yourself of what you expect the new
employee to do, and what characteristics you felt would best suit the position.
Armed with this information you will now be able to match the two
together, allowing you to question and finally decide on the best candidate
for the job.
Preparing for the Interviews
Depending on the size of your company, you will need to decide
who should attend the interviews. If there is only you
running your business, then you need not worry. However, if
you are a growing business, then you need to consider who the new
employee would be working under or with; and then ask if these
people would be able to help you make a final decision based on
their opinion.
During the interview, you will
need to adopt a system for taking notes, this will enable you to
look back on all the candidates performances. You will be able to
design an appropriate reference sheet by referring to your job
specification and job description i.e. if the job requires a large
amount of flexibility, then which candidate do you feel would be
the most flexible.
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Asking Questions
Asking the right types of questions can help you to make the right
decision, so you need to prepare yourself for this questioning process,
not just your questions, but that of the candidate as well.
Make a note of the questions you feel you
might be asked and prepare yourself to answer them. Some common
questions might be:
- Who will I be working with?
- What are the promotional prospects for
this position?
- When is the start date for this job?
- What benefits or bonuses does the company
offer?
The best way for you to
ask questions is to ask open ended questions. Open ended questions
cannot be answered with either YES or NO, these types of questions makes
the candidate to think more about the question enabling you to get the
know the candidate.
Base the questions
around the job you are offering, for example if the job vacancy entailed
working with the general public you might ask:
If you wanted to
delve into the personal characteristic of the candidate more, you could
ask:
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What do you consider
to be your greatest achievements?
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Who in life inspires
you the most?
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What makes you happy
or sad?
You may feel that these
questions are quite probing and unnecessary, but if thought out well enough
will help you to make the best decision for your company. Print
Interview Report Form to help you select the right candidate, or adapt it
to meet your own needs.
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