TIPS for employers

Pointers for Recruitment Tips for Employers to conduct successful interviews:

• Make notes of the questions you intend to ask.
• Decide the essential things you need to learn and prepare questions to probe them.
• Plan the environment - privacy, no interruptions, ensure the interviewee is looked after while they wait.
• Put the interviewee at ease - it's stressful for them, so do not make it any worse.
• Begin by explaining clearly and concisely the general details of the organization and the role.
• Ask open-ended questions
• Make sure the interviewee does 90% of the talking.
• High pressure rarely exposes hidden issues - calm, relaxed, gentle, clever questions do.
• Probe the CV/resume/application form to clarify any unclear points.
• Recruitment Tips for Employers - If possible, and particular for any position above first-line, use some form of psychometric test, or graphology, and have the results available for the interview, so you can discuss them with the interviewee.