Preset Interview Questions: Checklist

Use the following guidelines to ensure consistency during interviews of finalists:

  • Schedule interviews and events to ensure consistent treatment of all candidates, including internal candidates.
  • Develop a group of core questions based on the position-related criteria by which the candidates are to be evaluated.
  • Use core questions with all candidates to allow comparative judgment and ensure that crucial position-related information is obtained.
  • Aim questions at discovering what the candidate can bring to the position and limit them to issues that directly relate to the job to be performed.

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