Why Attend
Despite the various advancements in human psychology and assessment of talent and competence, such as psychometrics and multi-rater evaluation, interviews remain the most preferred method for ‘getting to know’ a candidate.
Most interviews fail to achieve their intended level of reliability due to poor pre-interview preparation, improper questioning, or the infamous reliance on first impressions and gut feelings.
This workshop is designed to mitigate all the common mistakes untrained interviewers commit when meeting with job candidates.
The workshop aims to highlight why interviews highly impact hiring decisions and what steps can be taken to increase their reliability while ensuring legally defensible levels of fairness and consistency.
Course Methodology
The workshop is experiential; a small percentage of the time is used to debunk some of the common myths related to interviewing, and the rest is dedicated to activities and exercises aimed at ‘test-driving’ the skill of competency-based interviewing.
Course Objectives
By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
Target Audience
This workshop is targeted at anyone involved in assessing candidates before hiring. It is particularly beneficial to line managers interviewing candidates for vacancies in their respective functions. The workshop is ideal for professionals in human resources, especially those working in recruitment, selection, and workforce planning.
Target Competencies
The Interview as a Method of Selection
Reliability and validity of interviews
Problems with typical interviews: Before, during, and after
Screening and biographical interviews
Panel interviews: Dos and Don’ts
Competency-Based Interviews (CBI)
Preparing a competency-based interview guide
Standardizing questions
Organizing venue and material
Conducting a CBI
The structure of a CBI
The questioning options
The STAR funneling technique
Disallowed questions
Closing the interview
Post Interview Steps
Classifying and evaluating captured data
Linking data with a competency guide
The selection decision
aractech is the region’s leading provider of in-house custom-designed courses. We have been tailoring in-house solutions for our clients aimed at helping them achieve short term training wins or long term strategic requirements. In addition to being significantly cost effective, these courses are constantly in demand because they:
We offer group and corporate discounts on many courses. These discounts are available for clients who want to maximize their return on investment.
We offer individual discounts on many courses for people who are self-sponsored and make their payment in full and upfront at the time of registration.
Nominations to our public courses are to be processed by the client’s HR/Training department except for self-nominations which are to be paid in advance using the “payment by self” option on the online registration form. A refund will be issued back to the client in the event of course cancellation or seat unavailability. Registration confirmation is subject to aractech's review of registration request and seat availability.
Clients are responsible for any type of tax levied in their country.
If you are interested in having a course custom-designed for your organization, please submit a request using the link below. Once we receive your duly completed request, one of our business development professionals or consultants will get in touch with you to understand your requirements with more detail and answer any relevant questions you may have. After all pertinent information has been exchanged, we will work on the custom-designed request and send you the proposal you require and work with you to identify the ideal period and place for delivering the custom-designed solution.