How do you know you’ve found the perfect candidate?
By far the most important part of the recruitment process is the interview – both for you and your candidate. It is your chance to ask the right interview questions in order to assess whether a potential candidate would fit into your business, and also whether they have the necessary experience and skillset you need to benefit your business.
To the candidate, it’s a chance for them to get a sense of what it would be like to work for you as an employer and assess the work environment. It is important for you to make a candidate feel comfortable and at ease. To get the most from any interview, you will need to ensure you have a list of interview questions which are pertinent to the job.
To get the best from an interview you should:
Step 1: Establish clear objectives at the outset for the interview
Step 2: Put together a clear plan of action and list of interview questions
Step 3: Create a clear agenda
Step 4: As the interview progresses, concentrate on getting to know and finding out more about a candidate
When approaching an interview, you need to be aware that you could be potentially basing several years of work service on the basis of what you learn during a one-hour interview, so make it count and develop a structure which enables you to optimise the opportunity.
