Effective Interviewing - A Guide for Recruiters

Of late I attended a few interviews for positions in some reputed Indian companies. The anticipation was indeed very high on my side since I believed that I was fortunate enough to be called for an interview amidst this global economic crisis.

But after the interview, I was more dismayed and disoriented by the whole process; with the Interviewer shooting questions that seemed to have little relevance to my profile! As the interview progressed I became aware that the interviewer had not done her homework of going through the Resume' in advance.

At the end of the interview I was disappointed on not being given an opportunity to discuss more on my qualities and fitment for the position!!!

Overall It seemed that the interviewer was content with completing a formality than to really assess the candidates' skills, ability and attitude. I believe that the interviewer was neither adequately trained on interviewing skills nor was she prepared in any way to manage the process.

Since then, I had been searching for some relevant material which would help interviewers conduct more fruitful interviews for both the interviewer and the interviewee.

Check out this Document by the American Management Association which talks about the THREE ESSENTIAL STEPS to be undertaken by the INTERVIEWER before the Interview. Besides it also discusses about the other Fundamental aspects of HRM such as Recruitment and On boarding Programs.

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Also Check out the Basic Interviewing Tips from the Employee Perspective