Search Committee Training

Posting a Position Cast a broad net (but not too broad) Perfect candidate fallacy The role of HR in the process

Conducting Interviews Search Committee Gender, number of members Similar experiences for all candidates Value of Preliminary Interviews Savings in time, money, resources Ability to interact with more candidates Supplemental questions Effective Interview Questions

Effective Interview Questions (a few examples) Good Poor Situational Questions “Tell us about a time when you were given a project with a strict deadline. How did you go about completing it?” Case Study Questions Give the applicant a situation (not too technical) and ask them what they would do in that scenario. Informational Questions “Are you able to work some nights and weekends?” if applicable Long or Compound Questions Often ill-conceived. Don’t lose the applicant halfway through the question. Spend a few minutes identifying how to best ask the question. Generic Questions “What are your strengths and weaknesses?” “Pet” Questions Desert island example