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INTERVIEWING AND HIRING

© Barbara Massie

THE INTERVIEW

Interviewing is a concern for both the interviewer and the hopeful employee. Read Interviewing Tips to find general tips to follow when interviewing.  Use the interview questions you have written in advance. Find a long list at Traditional Employment Interview Questions. I especially like to ask those numbered 16 and 20. Ask the questions, then sit and listen. As the interview proceeds, make notes on the resume and document any impression you want to remember. Don't be so busy writing that you don't listen, but do write notes that will help make the hiring decision.

Talk with the interviewee and ask questions before telling much about the job. When a person thinks he knows what is expected of him to say, he says it. Listen to the person and his experiences before letting him feed you information about the work you are offering.

After the interview questions have been asked, tell the person about your company and the product or service. Explain what the duties and the responsibilities of it are. The individual needs to also choose if the job is what he expected and if he is still interested in the job. It is not unrealistic, especially in a creative works company, to ask to see samples of the person's work.

At the end of the interview, tell what the next step is. For example, tell if you do have more interviews to do and that you will check references. Give a target date for hiring and tell the person you will call them regardless of whether they are chosen for the job or not.

Note:  salary.com has many sources of material if you are uneasy about the whole process and want to study a lot before doing an interview.

THE BIG DECISION

A job interview makes both sides nervous. You may be just as nervous giving the interview as the person applying for the job. Don't make an on-the-spot hiring decision, even when you know you have found the right person. Do all of the interviews as scheduled, think about the different candidates and call references. Checking references is important. There is help on how to do it at Would You Hire This Person Again?   Then there's more help at BusinessTown.com .

After you have made a decision, you might want to sit and talk with the person a second time. This allows you to recap and know that your decision was based on the right criteria. At this point, you can offer the person the job or state that you will get back to him in a certain

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