Essentials of Interviewing and Hiring: Conducting an Effective Interview

Overview/Description
Proper preparation is crucial to ensure a good interview. But all your preparation will be useless if you don't follow some important guidelines when conducting the employment interview. Opening the interview properly and establishing a sound format are key. You must also be mindful of the functions of different question types and styles so you can use them effectively during an interview. Finally, you will want to close the interview on a positive note. This course describes how to proceed with a face-to-face to interview. It covers how to open an interview well, what types of questions to ask, and how to close the interview.

Target Audience
Anyone who wants to develop or refine their hiring and interviewing skills

Expected Duration (hours)
1.0

Lesson Objectives

Essentials of Interviewing and Hiring: Conducting an Effective Interview

apply techniques for opening an interview

recognize how to use techniques for opening an interview

identify the functions of different question types in an interview

recognize examples of how to end an interview