Interview Skills

Henry Ford
"Before everything else, getting ready is the secret to success".
- Henry Ford

Interview Skills' Course Aims:

• To define the skillset a potential employee needs 
• To develop competency based questions
• To understand what questions to ask and not to ask from a legal perspective
• To develop the ability to evaluate a candidates interview and responses

Duration: 1 day

Interview Skills Course Content:

Day 1

• Defining the skills you require from a potential employee
• Understanding, identifying and creating competency based questions
• Creating effective tracking and evaluation sheets for review after the interview
• Interviewing processes
• Creating rapport with the candidate
• Listening and questioning effectively
• Assessing a candidate’s skill levels
• Gauging organisational fit based on your organisation’s culture, ethos and existing personnel
• Evaluating candidates and information
• Understanding legal requirements
• Development plan – participants create a development plan of key learning points to implement in the workplace

Interview Skills Training Outcome

As a result of attending this training programme, participants will have the necessary skills to:

• Create and implement a recruitment process
• Communicate effectively with candidates
• Assess and evaluate candidates’ skills and potential
• Understand the Employment Acts of 1998 and 2004
• Make necessary decisions based on factual information 

Interview Skills Inquiry Form