You’ve surely heard lots of guidance about interviewing. A good interview is a conversation. A good interview is a two-way street. A good interview helps you understand the candidate. A good interview is a way to “get to know” the candidate.
But all of these miss the mark. They are useful in some ways. It is true that a good interviewer can ask questions in such a way that a candidate will feel that they’ve had a conversation with the interviewer. And understanding the candidate – insofar as one can in an hour – is certainly a good thing. Yet some of them – like interviewing is a two way street – are just plain wrong.
The goal of an interview is to cause the interviewer to make a DECISION about whether or not to hire the candidate. And if you don’t know this – if you simply have a conversation, or get to know the candidate, you are likely going to miss the real goal of interviewing – a decision.
Source: Manager-tools.com | Published: 2024-11-04 17:00:00