INTERVIEW INTERVENTION INTERVIEWERS NEED TO EQUIP WITH INTERVIEW TECHNIQUES

Abstract: Human assets are the most precious assets in an organization. Interviewers need to do a lot of homework before an interview. They need to keep the industry and age syndrome at bay, while shortlisting resumes. First impression of a candidate though great but should not be given too much weightage, rather go deep into the career to observe the kind of value creation they can bring to the organization. Interviewers should be able to establish whether the candidate is a real one, reliable and can be trusted upon and not a good actor. The key to have a successful interview is to test with situational level questions. Candidates who have got quality work experience and possess the right skill sets will be able to respond adequately with solutions and separate themselves from others. Do an ethical test to figure out honesty. Interviewers should be futuristic rather than focusing on the past.

It is a pity that several interviews are conducted by the line managers and recruiters in a hasty manner without putting serious efforts and homework. Some interviewers even do not read resumes before the interview. They casually ask candidates with an opening question and glanced through the resume when the candidate is speaking without giving any serious attention to their feedback. Then after, they randomly pick-up a few points, and shift to judgmental mode and arrive at a conclusion of suitability or otherwise very fast, usually in 20-25 minutes and then wrap up in the next 5 minutes or so. Lot of interviews are being done in these fashions though there are some exceptions.