Interviewing Skills Training Course

This Interviewing Skills Training Course looks at the skills and approaches necessary to plan for and carry out an effective interview, ensuring you get the right person every time.

Failings in the recruitment and selection process can do serious damage. On average, it costs over £6000 to recruit and train the right person for each role in the business and having to re-spend this because the wrong person has been picked will be very costly.

Those who attend this Interviewing Skills Training Course will:

• Know what the required skills are to carry out an effective interview
• Be able to plan and prepare for an interview
• Be able to give the right first impression to candidates
• Know what questions to ask and how to record the answers
• Understand what to avoid asking during the interview
• Know how to choose the right person for the job

What is the purpose of an Interview?

• Why do organisations spend time interviewing people?

Preparation

• Agreeing success criteria and what you want from candidates
• Writing interview questions
• Interview Logistics

The Interview

• Meeting and Greeting the candidate
• Making the candidate feel at ease
• Asking questions and probing further
• Effective communication during the interview
• Listening and recording accurate information

What you can and can’t ask

• Legislation covering hiring staff
• What you can ask, should avoid asking and never ask

Choosing the right candidate

• How to come to a conclusion when picking the right person

Skills Practice

• An opportunity to carry out some mock interviews

We can deliver this Interviewing Skills training course in-house to a group of up to 12 people at your organisation anywhere in the UK

We can tweak the course content to align it closer to your business needs.  The course will be delivered by one of our professional hand picked trainers who will provide the skills and knowledge and allow plenty of time to practice the skills.  They will also ensure that everyone leaves with an action plan that details what they will do next.

To find out more about having an Interviewing Skills training course delivered, fill in the form below and we’ll get back to you.  Be sure to tell us what course you are looking for and in what location.  Alternatively you can call us on 03333 444575.

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