Interview Tips
(continued)
Here are some hints for you how to spent working time more
rationally and make you interview more effective.
1) First of all, always have a scenario of an interview and
try to follow it. During an interview you are a master of
the situation, so control it and make it clear to an applicant
at the very beginning of your meeting. Start a conversation
with the words: "Hello, my name is …, I'm an HR
specialist of this company. Thank you for coming. In order
to save your and our time the interview will be short. I will
ask questions and you please answer as precisely and briefly
as possible."
2) Defy unnecessary or provocative questions. Give a person
only the most important information about job and company.
For example, if it's just the first preliminary interview
why would you tell your candidate about the details of New
Year celebration in your company! When an applicant makes
inquiries about such trifles (because of idle curiosity or
some other reason) be sure to suppress these attempts with
a common: "Oh, yes, it's a very interesting question,
but I will answer it later, when the time comes. But not every
candidate reaches this moment."
3) Familiarize your candidate with the company's CV. If you
are sick and tired of repeating the same general information
about your company five times a day, everything you need to
save your time and nerves is to have it written. It's so obvious
that it goes without saying. The structure of the company's
CV may be as follows:
Its main idea, objectives, founder, origins
Field of activity
Distinctive features with respect to competitors
Target group in the market
Peculiarities and advantages
System of administration
Getting to work (general preview of an employee's duties,
responsibilities, executive schedule, etc.)
Benefits (bonuses, privileges, vacations and holidays, promotions)
General conclusion ("the job is interesting/ promising/well-paid,
etc. but requires much effort and devotion as well" -
this final statement may help you to scare away lazy and unproductive
applicants)
4) If you often recruit specialists for the same posts,
work out a special CV with more detailed information on
terms of employment for each particular vacancy. If you
often come across the same questions during an interview
just include the answers to the CV.
5) Try to finish your conversation as soon as you understand
that a person is way far from being eligible for this vacancy.
Do it in a very polite but categorical manner in order to
avoid further questions.
Using these tips you will have some extra time for, say,
a pleasant coffee-break with colleagues.
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