Evidence that you had spent time designing questions and planning your interview format before hand – each member of the interview panel was clear of their role and the interview followed a logical progression. Occasionally the structure/flow of the interview felt to be a little disjointed with uncertainty as to which panel member was to speak next. Prepare suitable environment. The small room was as it was with a single table and there was little option to change the seating arrangements which were not ideal!
We did discuss the options for a ‘live’ interview in the teaching session the previous day. Open interview appropriately: introductions outline of interview. A clear, upbeat introduction given by Reyan who thanked Salah for coming and let him know a little about the interview structure. She forgot to introduce the roles of each panel member but rectified this a little later in the interview and the ‘hiccup’ went unnoticed. Establish rapport and puts applicant at ease.
Reyan’s warm welcome and personable style certainly helped to build initial rapport with Salah. All of you made good eye contact and gave encouraging nods to show that you were listening to Salah and gave him the time and space to answer the questions – although he had said he was not looking forward to being an interviewee, he appeared at ease throughout the interview! Use appropriate questioning techniques: open questions clarifying The majority of questions designed were clear.
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This essay analyzes three interview questions for an entry-level employee and explains why these questions are effective and appropriate. The first question is, “Tell me what you know about our company. ” The prospective employee should have done ample research on the company he is interviewing with. He should be able to briefly and cogently summarize the aspects of the company and its culture ...
Open questions were evidenced but the probing of Salah’s answers was not done very often. Opportunities to explore further e. g. the value he added to a job and his biggest accomplishments, were missed. On one occasion Salah took a very long time to address the question (R&S experience) and should have been interrupted to refocus him on the question asked. The question asked about how Salah dealt with pressure was reworded by Nancy who asked how he worked with a difficult person – not the same as dealing with pressure and gave a completely different response!!
All interviewee’s need to practice developing the probing skill – hopefully with interview practice you will be more confident to ask questions which have not been planned beforehand! Control interview without dominating. Salah was given time to answer questions without interruption and the 70% v 30% talking/listening split was achieved – good. Reyan handled her role as ‘Chair’ well and as this was the first time interviewing for 3 of you, you benefited from her support and experience.
Communicate (listening and speaking) effectively with applicant, using appropriate body language. All of you had very calming dispositions – did not appear to be anxious even if you were (must be your culture!? ) and you made and maintained good eye contact with the interviewee and had open/relaxed, interested body postures – great. Invite, and deal with, applicant questions. Salah was invited to ask questions by Reyan who I don’t think had any to ask? Close interview
Suggest letting the interviewee know when the last question is about to be asked – helps them to know the worst is over! Reyan closed the interview down formally – advise being clearer in telling Salah exactly when he would hear the outcome. Benefit from some time spent finding out e. g. length of his notice period, how best to contact him etc. Liaise effectively with other members of panel (if relevant).
Advise the panel ‘chair’ to check that you are all ‘finished’ with your questioning and happy for the interview to end before the final closing remarks.
You were a large panel and had to work harder than the other groups to maintain a cohesive and streamlined flow – you did well for a first time interview! Conduct interview within legal requirements. Interview conducted within legal requirements without any untoward questions asked! Maintain clear notes and justification for decision. You all appeared to take notes throughout the interview & appeared at ease juggling note taking/listening/questioning at the same time – were your notes sufficient?
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1. Why should I hire you? Because I sincerely believe that I’m the best person for this job. I realize that there are many other college students who have the ability to do this job. But I also bring an additional quality that makes me the very best person for this job. Because I’m putting every part of myself into achieving it. 2. What is your long-range objective? Where do you want to be ...
