Interview advice
The job interview is a fundamental part of the recruitment process, yet it is something that both employers and interviewees can get wrong without proper preparation. Reed’s interview advice hub has a range of tools, eBooks and blogs to support interviewers and interviewees with this vital recruitment step.
The hub contains everything you need to know about job interviews. Whether you are an interviewer who requires an interview guide to conduct a session which gets the most information from your interviewee, or a candidate looking for tips on how to make a lasting impression on a prospective employer – there’s something to help you.
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Interview Advice - Frequently Asked Questions
The best piece of interview advice is to understand exactly what you are looking for before the interview starts – preparation is key. Writing a checklist of expectations can help you when you come to comparing interviewees. Conducting the perfect interview is not always easy – there are many things you need to consider. Are your questions relevant to the job? Do you have unconscious biases that you need to be aware of? How do you ensure you get the most out of the interview? For more interview advice, read our article ‘How to conduct a job interview – interviewer tips’.
If you are looking for advice on interview techniques, our free eBook ‘How to conduct authoritative and informative job interviews’ gives you all the tools you need to plan a great job interview - how effectively you plan, will be key to its success. First, it’s important to know what skills and traits you are looking for in the perfect candidate and be clear on the role you are hiring for - you need to have a good idea of what you are asking your prospective employee to do. You also need to ensure your interviewees can express their true selves by creating the right environment for them.
Whether you have conducted multiple remote interviews or never done one before, there are many video interview tips that can help you. Video interviews have become part of common business practice – driven largely by the Covid-19 pandemic and the rise of remote/hybrid working. But should you approach a video interview differently to a face-to-face interview?
The answer is yes – although the questions you ask, or the style of interview may remain the same – there are many extra considerations when interviewing remotely. How can you demonstrate your workplace culture when the interviewee isn’t onsite? How can you assess individual candidates in a group interview? How do you make a great first impression remotely? To answer these questions, and for more tips, download our free guide ‘The ultimate guide to conducting remote interviews’.
Competency based interview questions are hiring managers’ bread and butter. They typically start with phrases such as “Tell me about a time when…” or “Give me an example of…” and are designed to test someone’s competence. This style of interview encourages prospective candidates to use real-life examples of how they have demonstrated key competencies – such as resilience, teamwork, problem solving and leadership - in their professional or personal lives, taking away some of the guess work in how they would approach challenges should you offer them the job.
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