Hey Ambitious Professionals!
It's Linda Raynier of lindaraynier.com guiding you to a career and life you will truly enjoy.
Now if you're someone who happens to be a hiring manager or recruiter or an hr professional
then you're in luck because this episode is actually the fourth of a five week special
series that I'm doing right here on youtube where I'm going to be teaching you how to
recruit and hire the best job candidates for your company and in today's video I'm going
to be sharing with you my top tips on How to interview candidates well not just how
to interview but really how do you determine the amazing job candidates away from the good
or the average job candidates Ready to get the job you want?
Top Notch interview is coming soon!
For more info and free training go to jointni.com As a career strategist I've had the honor
of being able to help numerous professionals land their Dream job offers and so if this
is something that you're looking for one on one help from me then I will give you details
about that at the end of this video now as a recruiter or hiring manager you may actually
find that when it comes to interviewing candidates this might actually comes very natural to
you maybe you really enjoy asking people questions and gaining insight into their experiences
and who they are as professionals but are you interviewing them in the best way possible
where you're gonna get true insight into what they're really capable of or So asking them
questions that are a little bit tricky that will make them nervous and squirm and limit
their ability to be able to show you who they truly are so today I'll be showing you the
right way on how to interview a candidate so that it's not only efficient but you're
gonna be able to gain clear accurate insight into whether there are real potential employee
for your company so here's a checklist of four tips that you wanna make sure you're
doing tip number one Have at least three to five questions that you want to ask ready
beforehand never start an interview with so what questions do you have for me too the
job candidate good job candidates can smell lack of preparation on your part as a hiring
manager right away if you start with this question being prepared with targeted questions
shows professionalism on your part as a hiring manager and these questions can be anything
that you personally feel are appropriate to To determine if they are a potential fit for
the job and the company you can always start off with the classic tell me about yourself
followed by why do you feel you're fit for this position followed then by can you please
tell me about a time where and insert a specific experience or type of experience that you
want them to describe to you and then ended off with what we're aspects of your previous
world that you most enjoyed each of these questions have a unique purpose as to why
you would be asking them so you want to determine what that purpose is What it is that you're
looking for in your ideal candidates answer tip number two is to communicate your expectations
for this person in this position throughout the interview process as a hiring manager
it's easy for you to get caught up with just asking the interview we questions about them
their roles and their experiences without revealing very much about yourself the job
or the company you wanna make sure that you let the job candidate know what it is that
you The hiring manager hopes for this person to achieve when you explain the goal for this
position the purpose for this role if they're good job candidate you can see enthusiasm
and excitement in their face but if they're not you can see that maybe they're not really
looking to contribute or add value to your Organization they have to show some sort of
level of enthusiasm and excitement when you can describe the purpose and the goal for
this role tip number three I like the items in this Tv that you want to ask about when
you highlight Specific experiences and then ask the job candidate about them this is giving
them the opportunity to showcase to you their value what they can do for you and what experience
they have so if they have the ability to answer you well by giving you clear details giving
showing clear achievements then you know that they know what they're talking about and that
they have the ability to do your job but if somehow you're asking about specific experiences
and they're stumbling and they don't they're tripping over their words and it's not just
cuz they're nervous but they don't really know Talking about then that is a Red flag
tip number four know the difference between someone who's nervous versus someone who has
the wrong experience credentials or is unqualified one of the things that I find happens with
recruiters and hiring managers when interviewing candidates is that they mistakenly assume
that when a candidate is nervous that that automatically means it's a sign that they
are probably not a good fit for their Organization nervousness should not equate to their potential
maybe they're nervous Because of the way that you greeted them and that the way that you
are currently exiting your body language is causing them to tense up and not feel comfortable
around you as a recruiter and hiring manager you wanna give a fair chance to every candidate
that comes through the door to be able to demonstrate and prove himself to you because
that slightly nervous candidate might actually be a superstar employee who is hardworking
and dedicated but you were too quick to dismiss them because they were nervous now on the
other hand if you have Done a good job at getting them to feel settled and not nervous
and they're still struggling to tell you what their experience is then that is a Red flag
and that is an indicator that maybe they don't have the right qualifications for what you're
looking for and finally tip number five if they seem to be a fit for your company let
them know what the next steps would be managing expectations is extremely important in keeping
your reputation as a hiring manager and as a professional in general so just Simple email
because it's common courtesy so there you have it those are my top tips on how to interview
your job candidates the right way now if you yourself happen to be a job candidate you're
currently looking for a new position you've been going on interviews but you haven't been
getting offers and you realize that you need one on one professional guidance then feel
free to reach out to me head on over to my website lindaraynier.com/standoutgethired
read through the page fill in the application form and if it seems that you and I are potential
match to work together than my teammates We'll be reaching out to you directly if you like
this video then please give it a thumbs up subscribe share with your friends thanks so
much for watching and I will see you in the next video Ready to get the job you want?
Top notch interview is coming soon.
For more info and free training go to jointni.com