{"id":15,"date":"2020-05-09T16:42:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-09T16:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/johnnyhuntington.com\/italent\/insights\/?p=15"},"modified":"2020-05-09T16:42:00","modified_gmt":"2020-05-09T16:42:00","slug":"how-to-interview-candidates-in-the-right-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.italent-me.com\/insights\/how-to-interview-candidates-in-the-right-way\/","title":{"rendered":"How to interview candidates in the right way?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Many factors are critical to a company\u2019s success. However, a big slice of the pie goes to abilities in recruitment \u2013 or in other words, knowing how to hire the best people for the jobs available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Selecting, motivating, developing and retaining top employees is definitely a hard process. It is also a process which is tightly connected to the success of the company \u2013 and that is why it is extremely important. Hiring people with enthusiasm, engagement to work and simply greatness in what they do is difficult from a point of an interview.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This will teach you how to prepare for a job interview on your side \u2013 as well as which aspects to focus on and which questions to ask.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We have created 2 bullet lists to guide you through the process of successful job interviews:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Key Points to Effectiveness:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>staying focused and conscious during the interview<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>overcoming emotions and focus on maximum control<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>listening at least 80% of the time<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Some of the proven recruitment formulas follow:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>job skills + people skills = a successful work behavior<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>past behavior = future behavior<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>And now you may be asking \u2013 how to prepare and what to focus on throughout the interview?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Preparation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Apart from these short bullet lists, we also examined the way of <strong>preparing for a successful and effective interview<\/strong>. In order to be ready for anything and everything \u2013 and get the best results from a single interview, one should do as following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Job Analysis \u2013 Find out the candidate\u2019s most critical competencies, experience and knowledge<\/li><li>Create your pitch \u2013 of the exact job description for the interview<\/li><li>Read and observe information from candidate\u2019s resume and reference letters<\/li><li>Decide the duration time \u2013 which should be less than an hour<\/li><li>Write job specific questions (technical)<\/li><li>Write emotional intelligence competency questions (ex. \u2018How would you react if\u2026?\u2019;\u2019 Can you tell me a time when you experienced\u2026?\u2019 etc.)<\/li><li>Indicate problem behavior question (ex. \u2018What was the problem that got you fired?\u2019 etc.)<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Interviewing Process<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the interviewing process, you should do the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Ask for specific job skills and education competency questions you prepared<\/li><li>Ask interpersonal skills competency questions \u2013 to find out the EQ (emotional intelligence). Remember, in most of the cases these questions are 70% of the decision you\u2019ll make!<\/li><li>Take notes on the answers and potential problem behaviors<\/li><li>Take notes on career development as well<\/li><li>Call references<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Complete a hiring rating sheet with ratings on general impressions<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All in all, making good hiring decisions is a result of great preparation and proper research. Additionally, it is also a matter of how the job description will be posted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, for the best candidates who will apply \u2013 it is your responsibility to dig deeper and explore the emotional aspect of their character.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many factors are critical to a company\u2019s success. 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