Hiring the right person for the company is a skill and the interviewers gt better at it with practice. Here are some simple and basic tips to hire the right persons:-
- Interviewer should get 2-3 employees of the concerned department involved at the time interview with the candidates. When the employees talk to the candidate, interviewer should just listen and can look for a persons who are friendly, caring and fun as they likely to understand the teamwork and help others.
- Interviewer should prefer those candidates who have worked in different industries with transferable skills and those who can tackle the problems creatively. Candidates with broad experience is better than those who just have just multiple degrees.
- Sometimes, company should fill the job from within if possible to keep up a constant stream of strong candidates in to all positions, especially the entry-level ones.
- The interviewer should speak less. the more he concentrates on listening, the better his decision will be.
- Interview should ask questions that will prompt the candidate to give more detail and elaborate on some points.
- Also, asking specific questions like 'Give me an example of how you handled crisis' will provide vital information as to the applicant's suitable for a particular role.
- The interviewer should make sure that his questions are clear, well-phrased, simple and easy to understand.
- If the candidate cannot answer a question immediately, try rephrasing the question. Do this a couple of times and allow the candidate to think about the question. If necessary, move on to the next question and then return to this question later.