Corporate Training
Employees are the key resources for any organization, and hiring the right people is important for growth and success. Most managers, supervisors, or administrators, however, have never been properly trained on how to interview candidates. A major component of hiring any employee is the interview process, and many interviews are not conducted using effective methods. Because of the need to fill a position quickly, steps may be skipped, the interview itself may be rushed, and, in many cases, the wrong candidate gets the job.
Our Interviewing Skills workshop provides hiring managers and others involved in the interviewing process with the tools and methods necessary to recruit, pre-screen, interview, and hire the best candidates. During the workshop, participants learn the various methods of planning, conducting, and evaluating interviews.
Objectives
On successful completion of the course participants will be able to
- An understanding of the structured interview and the skills to develop clear, behaviour / competency-based questions that provide reliable data for decision making
- An opportunity for practical application of skill in the interviewing context
- A clear method for decision making against tested criteria
Contents
- Interviewing, stages and preparation
- Different interview models – advantages/disadvantages
- Analyzing skills and competencies to conducting the interviews
- Setting the stage and controlling the interview
- Questioning and probing techniques
- evaluating the interviewees
- Self assessment of interviewer
Learning Outcome
After completing the training intervention the participants of the workshop will be better equipped to use structured interviews and develop clear, behaviour / competency-based questions to gather reliable data for decision making.
Who should attend ?
This course is equally suitable for front line to mid level managers and supervisors who are involved in the recruitment and staffing function.
