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| Interviewing Skills: Conducting an Interview |
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| Types of difficult Interviews |
- Some interviewees demand a particularly focused interviewing techniques.
- In order to get an accurate assessment of a candidate’s ability, the interviewer’s ability to handle different types of candidate is very important
- Before Interviewing, develop an understanding of the following types of candidates:
- Nervous candidate
- Uncommunicative candidate
- Talkative candidate
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| Handling a nervous candidate |
- Give them an especially warm greeting
- Engage in more small talk than usual
- Point out various facilities or areas of interest within your organization
- Start with specific , fact-based questions that are easy for the candidate to answer and unlikely to be stressful
- Speak slowly in a relaxed, informal manner
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| Handling an uncommunicative candidate |
- Many reserved or uncommunicative candidates simply need to be encouraged to share their thoughts
- Using silence can be effective
- If the candidate is having trouble in answering questions related to their strengths and weaknesses, tell them that you will give them some time to think about it and come back to the question later
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| Handling a talkative candidate |
- Candidates who talk too much , often about things unrelated to the job or interview can be challenging
- Tell the candidate that you will be following a structure, and stress on the time available for each section of the interview
- When necessary, remind the candidate of the time limits
- Redirect the conversation as politely as possible
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