{"id":82,"date":"2011-09-02T12:45:33","date_gmt":"2011-09-02T11:45:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/topl.co.uk\/?page_id=82"},"modified":"2011-11-09T14:28:11","modified_gmt":"2011-11-09T14:28:11","slug":"1-day-interview-training-workshop","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/topl.co.uk\/?page_id=82","title":{"rendered":"One day Interview Training Workshop"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Introduction<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Introductory interviews<\/li>\n<li>Purpose and agenda for the training session<\/li>\n<li>Needs \/ expectations of the assessors\/interviewers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Selection Criteria &amp; Competencies<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Competencies are the behaviours and thought patterns which have been found to lead to superior job performance<\/li>\n<li>Describe five main competency themes<\/li>\n<li>Present competency model and discuss each in detail; the overall \u2018concept\u2019 and the indicators, in order to distinguish each from the others.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Gathering Evidence<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Emphasise the need for <strong>evidence<\/strong> rather than just <strong>impressions<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Assessing Evidence in Interviews<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The basis of Focused Interviewing:<br \/>\n&#8211; \u201c<em>the best predictor of future behaviour is<\/em><em> recent past behaviour in similar circumstances\u201d<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Opening the interview<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Developing &amp; maintaining rapport \/ relaxing the candidate<\/li>\n<li>Introduction \/ education &amp; training \/ current situation (<em>prompt \u2013 don\u2019t probe<\/em>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Behavioural \u2018Events\u2019<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>In the recent past 2 years (<em>focusing questions<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>Get an overview first then probe for detail to establish the candidate\u2019s <strong>personal role<\/strong> in a <strong>specific event <\/strong><em>(show \u2018bulls-eye\u2019 &amp; summary)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Try to avoid asking<strong> leading questions<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Probe<\/strong> further to establish what the candidate <strong>Did<\/strong>, <strong>Said<\/strong>, <strong>Thought<\/strong> and <strong>Felt<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Ensure that you have probed the <strong>key points<\/strong> in the event<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Closing the interview<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Close by checking candidate\u2019s strengths (and probing for detail if appropriate) and ensuring that the candidate feels they\u2019ve had a fair opportunity to present their qualities.\u00a0 \u2018Every applicant is a potential customer\u2019<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Coming to a Decision<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Making judgements.\u00a0 (<em>Convert data to information and use that to drive a decision-making process<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>Record summary of evidence gathered <strong>immediately<\/strong> after the interview.<\/li>\n<li>Use a matrix to make a judgement of each candidates strength against each of the selection criteria (this also helps to \u2018calibrate\u2019 judgements)<\/li>\n<li>Consider <strong>talent<\/strong> and <strong>fit<\/strong> in coming to a decision (<em>trainable \/ untrainable<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>Multi-stage recruitment process<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Legal Responsibilities of interviewers<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>5 pieces of law to consider<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introduction Introductory interviews Purpose and agenda for the training session Needs \/ expectations of the assessors\/interviewers Selection Criteria &amp; 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