Interviewing for Positions

Why to consider the interview process carefully: The interview is many applicants' first face-to-face exposure to the organization The interview often sets the tone for what the job itself will be like The form of the interview influences what you learn about the applicants

Interviewing for positions: Choose interviewers Choose interviewees Decide the levels of interviews Decide the length of interviews Decide what you will ask Know what not to ask Schedule the interviews Establish a comfortable atmosphere Decide how you will rate performance Decide who will do what Decide what information you will give

Decide what the interview will entail After the interview: Check references Offer the position to your first choice After a candidate accepts, call other interviewees Send a letter to those who weren't interviewed Send the new employee employment terms and (possibly) a contract