There are few areas of business that are more important than the recruitment process. A business is powered by the staff so you must be careful with your selection process to build a skilled, hard-working and passionate workforce that can help your brand to succeed. The interview is the key stage to focus on and these are the top aspects to cover during this process:
Finding Interviewees
In today’s day and age where people often change position, it should not be too challenging to find candidates for a vacancy. There are many job sites where you can find candidates, but you may find it better to receive candidates from a reputable agency. These candidates will be much more likely to fill your requirements whether in the long or short term.
Identifying The Right Questions
The success of the entire interview hinges on the questions that you ask so make sure that you have compiled a list beforehand. What these questions are will depend on the role and requirements, but you will want to gauge factors such as self-awareness, compatibility, candidate’s desire, experience and personality. Keep in mind that certain interview questions are illegal – this includes anything relating to age, marital status, race, disabilities and national origin.
Provide Time For Candidates To Speak
You must also give your interviewee enough time to articulate their thoughts and avoid rushing them. Interviews are highly stressful experiences and sometimes it can take someone a while to process the question and articulate their thoughts. It is often said that an 80-20 paradigm works best where the candidate spends 80% of the interview speaking with the interview panel making up the remaining 20%.
Keep Candidate Nerves In Mind
Additionally, keep in mind that they may be nervous and do what you can to make the situation easier for them – remember that you want every candidate to be able to show their best attributes. You, of course, do not want somebody that is so nervous that they are unable to perform as this indicates that they cannot handle stress, but equally, these are intimidating situations to be in so try to put yourself in their shoes. You can try to reduce nerves with a warm welcome, offering them a drink, starting off easy and light and gradually work up to the more challenging questions.
These are the key aspects to remember when conducting interviews for a vacant. This is the most important stage of the recruitment process so you need to make sure that you have carefully thought through the process and what you want to accomplish from the interview. You should plan questions ahead and make sure that you are creating the right environment for candidates to show why they should be considered for the role.