Recruiting and Interviewing Techniques

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A “staff recruiting interview” in this context means, “a form of business communication, the purpose of which is to enable the interviewer(s) to gather enough information to make an accurate decision regarding recruiting the correct employee”.

If a recruiting interview is to be effective, you should have a definite method.
Unprepared interviews result in costly decisions.
Planned interviews result in profitable decisions.

Our goal is to determine what makes an effective interview and then, practice the skills needed to make it possible.

Course Content

Know your outcome

• Define criteria.

Eligible vs. suitable?

Preparation

• Self
• Physical environment
• Process
• Candidate

Communication skills for interviews

• Remove the fear.
• Set the context.
• Ask questions rather than make statements.
• Listen with intent to understand.
• “Answers” v “responses” to questions.
• Watch for inconsistencies

Remember the law
Discrimination

• Race
• Sex
• Written records

Role plays
Feedback.

Recruiting and interview training - Summary and action

The training method follows this general pattern:

1. The trainer gives a clear explanation of the point in question.
2. The trainer then demonstrates the principle and gives specific examples.
3. Then, the delegates practice by doing an exercise with each other.
4. The delegates practice by doing exercise with the trainer.
5. All points are supported with full written notes to take away.
6. Delegates are asked to write down an associated action, for each point made.
7. (At the end of the day, we have about twenty such actions, from which the delegates choose six which are the most personally meaningful).

Note: we do not believe in placing people in any situation of embarrassment by demanding that they 'perform' in front of the whole group. So you can relax: come on this course and be at ease; ready to learn new skills!

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