Becoming a Confident Interviewer

Duration 1 day

This course is designed to give practical guidelines and skills training in the necessary preparation and approach required to achieve successful outcomes in selection and recruitment interviews.

After attending this course, delegates will be able to interview confidently.

Delegates will give consideration to the interview environment, mental and practical preparation, dress sense, body language using ice breaker questions and the ideal characteristics of a good interview.

Discussion will also include finding out about potential candidates’ hobbies, hot buttons, qualities, aptitude to learning and their attitude.

Role-play situations will be employed during training for effective reinforcement of topics covered.

Courses content

The Purpose of the Interview
How to set interview objectives
Planning and Preparation
CV Screening
Using the CV as a Discussion Document
Controlling the Interview through Questioning
Employment Legislation
Questions you can and can’t ask potential employees
The Interview structure
Promoting your Company
Fact Finding
Communication Skills during the Interview
Verbal and Non-verbal communication
Selling your vacancy to Potential Candidates
Ensuring your employees really want to be part of your vision
Summarising and agreeing the next stage with the candidate
Concluding the interview in a positive way

Essential Tools for Managers
Excellent – the most useful and relevant course I’ve ever attended

Permastore

Building an Effective Team
Very interesting and I saw things in myself that I didn't know were there

Colchester Borough Council