Interviewing Skills Training Course

Course Aims

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 a business and having to re-spend this because the wrong person has been picked will be very costly.

Course Objectives

By the end of Interviewing Skills Training Course, attendees 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 right first impressions 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

Course Content

The contact of this Interviewing Skills Training Course includes:

• Preparation
• The Interview
• Effective Communication, questioning and listening skills
• Getting it right

Course Benefits

• Save time and money by getting the right person
• Know the laws and legislations that cover recruiting people
• Sell your company to prospective employees

Who should Attend

This is an essential course for anyone involved in the recruitment and selection process in any way – particularly managers who are recruiting staff into their own teams.

Session Breakdown

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

Our Interviewing Skills Training Course is delivered in towns and cities across the UK.  The course is fun and interactive with plenty of opportunity to practice conducting effective interviews.

Courses Cost:

• 1 Delegate – £249.00 + VAT
• 2 Delegates – £236.55 + VAT per delegate
• 3+ Delegates – £211.65 + VAT per delegate

Includes lunch, refreshments and a delegate workbook to take away. 

 Time: Courses run 9.30am until 4.30pm.

To book, select from one of the dates and locations below and complete the booking form at the bottom of the page.

We can deliver our interviewing skills training course in-house to a group of up to 12 people in your organisation.

We can tweak the course content to align it closer to your business needs.  The interviewing skills training 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 in-house at your business, 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.