What categories to cover during interview…
We are in the process of hiring few resources for our team. I did a quick regrouping of what the important categories are, categories which should be covered during a primary personal interview, here are my thoughts:
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- Very important as this will demonstrate how effectively the person is going to perform in future. The more stable the personal and family background the better the expected performance….
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- Important but would depend on the country and type of educational system prevailing in that country. You might have to go a bit easy on educational background if there are no special educational / training facilities available for the role you are looking after. We do have to consider that Bill Gates just recently got his bachelors degree. (This is written in mid 2007)
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- This is important but equally difficult to identify up front. You must have some strategy to identify it. Companies do use IQ test / aptitude test to quickly analyze this.
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- Initiative and Creativity
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- Very important again, this can be easily identified from his past experience. You can also get a good idea about this skills by putting up a real life problem for the candidate to solve it during the interview process.
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- Great importance. Two aspects to cover here, self management and team management (if managerial role involved).
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- Great importance again, it is important to know where the candidate is coming from and what are the plans from here on.
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- Suitability for Target Job
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- I do feel that you should have a role requirement in place and compare the suitability against that.
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- This will give you overview of candidate’s growth rate in the past.
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- Too important, I personally prefer people who self invest in experience and training.
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- Critical, candidate must have the know-how of past, current and future of the technological skills expected from him/her.
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- This would give a general idea of whether he will fit the organizational culture and or the work environment.
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These is just a broad opinion, each and every category can mean more than one thing, but for the first personal interview, covering above categories would give you a quick preview of candidate’s profile and whether suitable for second interview or further hiring process…
July 7, 2007
· Rahul Desai · No Comments
Posted in: General, Talman news
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