Effective Interviewing Techniques
Acquire the specialist knowledge and practical skills to prepare for and undertake - different types of selection interviews.
The practical structure (utilising mock interviews) help you grasp sound interviewing techniques to gather accurate, objective (un-biased) information about your candidates. We will also look at specialist tools and touch on legislation to enhance robustness of your decision-making.
Your trainer will be Manjula Bray.
Enrol on this course
| Start date | Days and times |
|---|---|
| 11 June 2019 | 09:15-16:30 |
| Fee |
|---|
| £198 (includes lunch and refreshments) |
Who it’s for
Designed for those with responsibility for assessing candidate suitability for organisational roles.
What you’ll learn
- How to identify your ideal candidate ‘avatar’ using generic competencies.
- How to develop an effective ‘menu’ of assessment methods to use in recruitment.
- Ways to measure and monitor candidate behaviour.
- How to be more objective in making assessment and selection decisions.
Topics covered
- Profiling roles accurately and distinguishing between needs and wants.
- Methods used to assess candidate capability and potential.
- Deciding which tools to select given organisational context and culture.
- Legislation compliance and best practice in recruitment and selection.
Benefits
- Ensure candidates are assessed fairly and legally.
- Candidates selected are a better fit – both technically and culturally.
- Recruit more strategically – both for current need and future opportunities as your department / organisation grows.
- Experience assessment exercises in action as you assess their utility (psychometric personality profiling using a Big-5 tool is available (additional fee).
Your facilitator is a Fellow of the CIPD with extensive experience (both as independent / lay interviewer of public and judicial appointments and industry-wide commercial) and a scientific approach given her business psychology background.
