PROFESSIONAL RECRUITMENT INTERVIEWING SKILLS
Interview right to hire right
Is your company facing these challenges when recruiting?
Interviewers haven't realized that every interview session is directly building or damaging the company's reputation?
A high volume of interviews, yet still hiring the wrong people, leading to wasted time and cost?
Candidates give "excellent" answers, but their actual performance upon joining does not meet expectations?
Recruitment decisions are primarily based on personal feelings and experience, leading to arguments and disagreements among interviewers?
Join AIMNEXT's course to enhance your recruitment interview skills, attract the right talent, and build a strong team.
OBJECTIVE
- Understand the critical role of the interviewers in shaping a company’s reputation.
- Establish recruitment criteria that align with the corporate culture and job requirements.
- Develop a structured process for conducting professional interviews to avoid interview bias and personal prejudices.
- Master the technique of asking probing questions and setting appropriate scenarios to accurately assess candidates’ competencies.
TARGET
- HR Specialists and HR Manager
- Management levels and Department heads who are directly involved in interviewing and team building
CONTENT
Part 1: Understanding the interviewer's role & Pitfalls to avoid
1.1. The Importance of the interviewer
- Shifting the mindset from “Gatekeeper” to “Talent acquisition partner”.
- The interviewer's role in building the company's reputation.
- The impact of recruitment interviews on organizational cost management.
1.2. Identifying common pitfalls and how to avoid them
- Cognitive “traps" in interviewing: Similarity Bias, Halo Effect, Confirmation Bias.
- Practicing the anti-bias toolkit: Developing and using the interview scorecard and effective note-taking techniques.
Part 2: Core interviewing techniques
2.1. Competency-Based Interview (CBI) Method
- Overview of the competency-based interview methodology
- Building a behavioral questions bank
- Role-playing exercises for competency-based interviewing
2.2. The STAR Technique – An effective “probing" tool
- Understanding the 4 components: Situation, Task, Action, Result
- Developing probing questioning skills
- Interactive practice of the STAR interviewing technique
Part 3: Professional interview practice
3.1. Structure of a professional interview session
- 5 steps for a professional interview (5-Step A-Z Checklist)
- Attracting top candidates for the open position
3.2: Interview role-playing with real-life scenarios
Part 4: Candidate evaluation and Hiring decision
- Objective scoring and candidate evaluation
- Panel discussion and hiring decision
Part 5: Action plan
REFERENCE
Download “Professional recruitment interviewing skills" pamphlet (PDF version) here.