Preparing For An Interview
The interview is likely to be the first face to face
meeting between yourself and your prospective new employee and
first impressions are important. They will be trying to impress
you, but equally it is important that they leave with a strong
desire to join your organisation. Here are some tips to make sure
this happens:
Make sure your receptionist, who ever is responsible for greeting
visitors, is aware you are interviewing and that interviewees
receive a suitable welcome.
Ensure that you are ready on time and have all relevant
documentation to hand, punctuality and organisation show respect
and appreciation.
Review the interviewees CV before starting the interview
and tailor your questions to their specific experience. Give
them opportunities to link their experience to your requirements
and remember that good answers are often prompted by good
questions.
Remember that interviewees will often have their own
questions about your company and the role in question. Try to
prepare for these and tie them into the flow of the
interview.
If you are planning to show someone your
department/offices, forewarn your team. Make sure someone's
potential working environment is appealing.
Try to give feedback to the candidate as soon as possible, either
in the interview or as soon as you have made a decision. This will
be appreciated, even if they don't get the job.
If you would like to speak to us about any of the points raised
in our Employer
Advice please call us.
Preparing for the interview is paramount, first impressions'
last. Here we highlight some simple things that employers can do
that will impress the people your job seeker.
Let your receptionist know that you are interviewing, so that when
the interviewee arrives they receive a suitable welcome.
Making sure the interview starts on time shows respect,
consideration and organisation.
Prepare your interview questions, make them specific to someone's
CV, those
that interview well are generally interviewed well. A good
interviewer will give someone the opportunity to shine by asking
questions that prompt interesting answers.
Ensure that you think of the unique selling points that your
business has over your competitors; those unique factors that may
appeal to the interviewee; based on what their CV shows and the
information provided to you by us about what has driven their job
search.
If you are planning to show someone your department/offices,
forewarn your team. Make sure someone's potential working
environment is appealing.
It is very important to remember that your company is being
assessed by the job seeker from the moment they check your website
until they get home from the interview. They have given up a
number of hours of their time to attend the interview and will
value any constructive feedback even if they are not
successful.
If you would like to speak to us about any of the points raised
in our Employer Advice please call
us.