Interviewing applicants can be a difficult process. Even seasoned interviewers make a lot of mistakes, and at times those mistakes can cost you a great applicant, or lead to the accidental hire of a less great applicant.
\nInefficiency is one of those mistakes. Many interviews lack efficiency, where the candidate is essentially passed around without a lot of information shared in the time allotted. You only have a few hours with the candidate at most. The more efficient you are with your interview, the more information you will get from the candidate, and the more likely you will be able to hire the right person.<\/p>\n
There are several ways to improve your interview efficiency. Always watch yourself \u2013 are you talking too much? Are you late to your meetings? Are you interrupted often? If you monitor your own interview techniques, you\u2019ll likely spot ways that you can improve.
\nThe following are some potential ways to improve your interview efficiency and cut down on overall time:<\/p>\n
Potential improvements also do not stop there. You should make sure that you\u2019re scheduled well, where each interviewer knows exactly when to show up so that no time is wasted for the applicant. You should also thoroughly review each resume before the interview so that you know the applicant intimately.
\nAs an interviewer, it is your responsibility to make sure that you are prepared for the interview and can deliver it efficiently. The better you manage your time and the more information you gather, the easier it will be for you to come to conclusions about the applicant.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Interviewing applicants can be a difficult process. Even seasoned interviewers make a lot of mistakes, and at times those mistakes can cost you a great applicant, or lead to the accidental hire of a less great applicant. Inefficiency is one of those mistakes. Many interviews lack efficiency, where the candidate is essentially passed around without […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":11999,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4177","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recruitment-info-support"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t