Interview Skills

Low on theory and high on practical application, this programme will give you all the tools you'll need to be a great interviewer. You'll notice an immediate difference in your ability to structure and lead interviews and your candidates will love you for it.

FORMAT

Accelerated half day workshop followed by post course e-prompts and buddy coaching to help integrate learning into day-to-day behaviours. Practical and interactive. Includes group work and work in pairs. Max recommended group 15.

THEMES

The skills and attributes of great interviewers you've seen
The importance of preparation
Structuring the meeting without stifling it
Setting people at their ease and building quick rapport
Managing stereotypical judgements
Controlling the meeting from the off
Questioning - great techniques and traps to avoid
Criteria questions - getting to the heart of the matter
Listening and understanding
Selling the role
Clearing up and closing

Overall course rating out of 5

4.0

Participants specifically applying what they learnt

95%

WHAT PARTICIPANTS CAN DO AS A RESULT

Recognise the importance of preparation and know what they need to prepare each time
Be able to structure the meeting to keep control and stay on track
Get the best out of all the candidates they meet
Ask the right question at the right time to illicit the information they are looking for
Be able to put the candidate under pressure where relevant to get to the truth and assess whether an individual has the right level of experience and skill
Make decisions based on the responses to their questions rather than their own intuitions or subjective perceptions
Sell the company and role increasing the chances of offers being accepted and all candidates telling their friends (and future candidates) about the great experience they had

FOR A COURSE DELIVERED AT YOUR ORGANISATION

Number of trainer(s): 1
Investment per group: £1,950.00

FEEDBACK

“Excellent tools to help me in interviews and in managing other people in general” - participant industry, media

"I had to give an interview the very next day and I was so confident. The workshop made a massive difference" - participant industry, media

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Awesome - the workshop was practical, engaging, packed with useful content and served the whole audience. Much more than we expected. Wayne Mullen, Head of L&D, Standard Bank More client feedback