How Do You Test Basic Computer Skills In A Job Interview?
If the job that you are holding interviews for requires that applicants have basic computer skills, it is a good idea to test these skills during the interview. An applicant may have embellished the truth when it comes to computer expertise. The last thing you want to do is waste your time unnecessary interviews or hire a charismatic, but unskilled, individual for your opening. Make a list of the basic computer skills needed to perform the job you are interviewing people for. Next, brainstorm and come up with a list of tasks for the interviewee to perform for you during the interview. Set-up an interview room with a computer that has Internet access and is connected to a printer. When the interviewee arrives, inform her that she will be completing a basic computer skills test for you and ask her if she would like to proceed with the interview. This way, if she does not feel competent, she can opt out before the interview and you will not have wasted your time. Have the applicant perfor
