When it comes to interviewing, the best method is to have a standardized approach which is more impartial, more cost-effective, and faster. However, only a small percentage of HR and recruiters use this method despite its many benefits. Join TalentLyft's Recruitment Marketing Specialist and Head of Marketing Anja Zojceska to learn why, and how, you should be using this interviewing approach.

1. The Secret Formula for a Successful Interview
Anja Zojčeska Naba Ahmed
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4. About Anja Zojčeska
Anja Zojčeska is a Recruitment Marketing Specialist and a Head of Marketing at the
recruitment software company TalentLyft. She is curious about the latest marketing trends and
passionate about applying them in recruitment. She regularly shares her insights and HR tips
on TalentLyft’s blog.
About Naba Ahmed
Naba went to Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo and majored in Journalism and minored in Integrated
Marketing Communications. She now works as a Content Marketing Specialist at Aggregage,
providing some of the most interesting thought-leaders across a wide variety of industries.
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Conducting job interview
• Crucial part of your recruitment strategy
• How to select the best candidate?
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What’s all the fuss about?
• Selecting the best candidates is easy?
• Simple and straightforward process?
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Yeah, right! :D
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Another important factor?

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Good interviewers
• How to select the best candidate?
AND
• How to provide a great candidate experience?
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Many different interview techniques
• Structured, semi-structured or unstructured
• Behavioral, situational, skills or experience
• Formal or casual
• 1on1, panel or group
• Phone, video or in person
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What is the best way to conduct a job interview?
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The secret formula for a successful
interview
#1: Structured interview
#2: Great interview questions
#3: Excellent candidate experience
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What are structured interviews?
• Standardized, planned or patterned
• Same questions
• Same scale
• Consistent method
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Unstructured job interview
• Questions arise spontaneously
• Different candidates – different questions
• Lack structure and consistency
• Harder to compare
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Semi-structured interview
• Hybrid
• Some questions predetermined
• Some arise spontaneously
• Most used - the best?
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Why structured interviews?
1. Better at predicting job performance
2. Fair
3. Legally compliant
4. Save time
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How to conduct structured interviews?
• Step by step guide
1. Develop
2. Prepare
3. Conduct
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Step #1: Define your ideal candidate
1. Review the job description
2. Define key competencies
3. Think about your company culture
4. Create your candidate persona
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Step #2: Develop structured interview
1. Choose interview questions
2. Develop a rating scale
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How to choose the best interview questions?
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Develop a rating scale
• Standardized ranking system
• Evaluating answers
• 5-point scale
• Explanation!
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Step #3: Prepare for interview
1. Research candidates
2. Formulate your pitch
3. Schedule the interview
4. Reserve the room/venue
5. Prepare food and drinks
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Step #4: Conduct the interview
1. Give a warm welcome
2. Give an overview of the process
3. Stick to your questions list
4. Take notes
5. Close the interview
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Step #5: Choose the best candidate
1. Rate candidates’ answers
2. Compare candidates
3. Do a reference check
4. Send a job offer
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Step #6: Provide closure
1. Inform rejected candidates
2. Provide feedback
3. Ask for feedback
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Wrapping up…
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Thank you! ☺
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45. Q&A
Naba Ahmed
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Recruitment Marketing Specialist, TalentLyft
Linkedin page: /in/anja-zojčeska/
Twitter ID: @TalentLyft
Website: www.talentlyft.com/en/
Anja Zojčeska
Editor, Human Resources Today
Linkedin page: /in/naba-ahmed/
Twitter ID: @hrposts
Email: naba@aggregage.com
Website: humanresourcestoday.com
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