What are the steps to conducting an effective interview?
To assess and identify the best qualified candidate it is imperative to conduct a structured interview. Applicants are well prepared for interviews and ‘gut feel’ decisions do not successfully identify applicants who qualify for the job and fit the organization. The steps in a structured interview are: • Review the job description and identify key criteria i.e. education, experience, skills and aptitudes an applicant needs to have to do the job • Prepare questions to gather information on those key criteria • Ask each applicant interviewed the same questions and write their answers verbatim • Prepare a ranking system that will be applied to all applicants.
