Interviewing Skills for Interviewers

People are the most valuable ingredient for team and organisational success, so conducting effective interviews is vital, in order to get the right talent in the right place at the right time. Interviewing requires significant time and effort, and this interactive session will help you to make the best decisions about who to recruit, while also showcasing your organisation. 

Whatever role you play in the interviewing process, this session will equip you with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to conduct interviews that are inclusive and effective, both in person and remotely.

• Be inclusive in your interview approach, eliminating bias from the hiring process
• Use competency-based questions to objectively assess candidate skills, knowledge, and experience
• Follow a structured, end-to-end process for preparing and conducting effective interviews
• Plan and prepare to conduct an interview both in person and remotely, leaving a positive impression of your organisation

• Stages of the recruitment and selection process
• Practical steps that can be taken to make the recruitment and interview process more inclusive
• Designing the selection process using competency-based questions
• Three of competency-based questioning techniques
• Six key considerations to avoid selection bias
• GATE interview structure
• STAR method for answering interview questions
• Making the final selection
• Additional considerations for conducting virtual interviews.