Event Description

Effective interviewing is a skill that provides you with two key opportunities: (1.) an opportunity to assess the candidate’s fit for the position based on their prior experience and tangible/intangible skills and (2.) an opportunity to showcase your organization. In this session, we will review how to more accurately assess the organizational fit of a candidate, reduce bias throughout the interviewing process, successfully conduct a virtual interview, and as a result, promote your organization as a great place to work. In addition, we will review key legal dos and don’ts of the interviewing process.

Designed For

Anyone who has been asked to be part of a hiring/interviewing process for their organization regardless of prior experience with interviewing

Objectives

Examine their role as managers and supervisors in the hiring process Identify the competencies associated with the job and how to define the job accurately Develop interview questions and utilize evaluation tools that will lead to hiring the best candidate  Conduct the interview effectively with a focus on behavioral interviewing Evaluate the candidate objectively Explore tips that can be put into practice to reduce bias throughout the interviewing process Understand key strategies for virtual interviewing

Major Subjects

Assessing the organizational fit of a candidate Reducing bias throughout the interview process Successfully conducting a virtual interview Key legal dos and don’ts of the interviewing process

Prerequisites

None

Instructions

None