Here is a list that will ensure you conduct high quality interviews and have a success result for both you and your team, and for the candidate.
Start with the end in mind: When do you want this role to commence and work backwards.
- Who is conducting the interview(s) process and check diaries – include time to debrief post interview.
- Brief HR / recruitment team on the timings of the process.
- Book a room for the interview and add to meeting schedule. If you are using tech or flip charts during for a presentation, book these in advance.
- Clarify roles in the interview. What are you looking to get – knowledge, presentation expertise, key skills.
- Update the agency/HR on the format of the interview including a presentation brief if required.
- Ensure candidates are fully briefed on the interview process.
- Review all the CVs in-depth. In addition, remind yourself of notes made by recruitment consultant/HR.
- Decide what questions to ask. Include rapport-building questions. Also delegate who will ask what questions. Agree ‘must-have’ versus ‘nice to have skills’.
- Ensure you agree on a scoring system related to the key competencies you are validating and communicate this to colleagues.
- After the interview, review the results of the scoring system and the interviewer’s
- Make a decision on feedback, successful and unsuccessful, and agree what feedback candidates will be given.
- Do we have another role? It is not uncommon to have more than one ideal candidate for the position. In a skills short market do you have another opportunity in your organisation they can fill?
- Decide what offer will be made to the successful candidate if this is a final interview and who will make it.
- Communicate your decisions agents/HR and agree who will give feedback to unsuccessful candidates and the successful candidate.
- Debrief with your agent/HR about the recruiting process. What worked well? What could have been better? What will happen next time?
Finally
If you would like a PDF emailed to you of this process, message rachel@ice-recruitment.com
