Are you an interviewer and wondering how to take great interviews? Here are few tips to conduct good interviews by making best use of your 1 hour discussion with candidate.

1. Conducting Good Interviews
-Suresh Patidar

2. Interview is a very important step...
During the interview process, candidates are deciding whether they want to work
for you just as much as you are trying to decide whether to hire them.
Always keep in mind that you are interviewing the candidate to make the decision
for hiring and not rejecting. Look at the positives and strengths of the candidate
that can be helpful for your team.
Turn the interview into an interactive discussion and not an interrogation.

3. Tips to Make
Effective Use of
1 hour Discussion

4. Before the Interview...
● Review candidate’s resume and job description
● Write down list of questions that directly relate to job’s responsibility
● Prepare a list of flexible, open-ended questions and possible follow-up
questions
● Tie interview questions to job description
● Outline candidate’s interview structure

5. During the Interview...
● Extend professional courtesies
● Start slow, safe and personal
● Clarify your objective
● Don’t talk too much (just about 20-30% of total time)
● Ask some questions open ended
● Listen Intently
● Stay focused
● Ask behavioral and situational questions
● Watch non verbal signals

6. Before concluding the interview...
● Give the candidate an opportunity to ask you questions
● Wrap up the interview professionally
● Thank the person

7. After the interview...
● Fill up the feedback
● Use the whole interview to evaluate each criteria
● In case of any doubts, seek help

8. Thank You!