Managers and HR folks, a ?

[mkate710]

I just found out I'm going to be a part of the interview process when we add to our team. I've never been on this side of an interview before, but the add to staff approval is taking forever and is still in progress so I feel like I have a chance to prepare. If this is a chance for me to prove myself as a potential lead/manager (as I'm hoping it is), I'd like to be able to ask good questions and provide good feedback to my boss about the candidates.

So, can you guys recommend any books/resources for learning how to interview in a productive manner? Or want to dole out any advice?

[Deleted]

I would imagine that a company your size has a structured interview packet where you're kind of bound to those questions?

I personally like asking about real world scenarios (bonus if you've already had to deal with it) and see what the candidate says.

I also like culture and personality fit questions too. I once had an old boss tell me that you can pretty much teach anyone a job, but it's a lot harder to teach someone to not be an ass hole.

[karebear219]

From my interview experience as a manager, we have set ? we can ask and aren't allowed to ask different questions. I've been told that is due to "HR rules". Some of the recruiter ladies might have other advice. I'm sure that is probably because they are afraid we are going to ask someone how many children they have or something.

I would think about the competencies and requirements of your own job and what might come out in an interview to see if a person might fit those qualities.

I also learn a lot about interviewing from practicing. Bellevue College has an interviewing class I volunteer for on occasion and give feedback to students. It's practice and experience to them, but it is also practice for me.

[monsterz]

Check out the Ask A Manager web site there are some great resources there. I would think about are you looking more for team fit vs capability fit. A person can be very capable but would not fit with the environment or culture within an organization, this can be a huge red flag. Different people take a different slant on interviewing, there is no one right way. Think about what you can bring and possibly ask the hiring manager what type of feedback they are looking for from you.

Personally I dislike interviews where everybody asks the same question.

[larzhope]

I agree, that most companies have questions they want you to ask - likely this is for legal compliance (you asked every candidate at least a few of the same questions so you could fairly evaluate across multiple candidates).

I also think it's important to define what the most important skills/competencies are for the position and ask questions around those- so you are assessing can they do the job. Fit is also important, but that is so organization dependent...

[fiddles]

PM me your email address. I have questions that I pulled from SHRM's website that might help you come up with questions.

[mkate710]

Jan 21, 2015 16:55:01 GMT -5 fiddles said:

PM me your email address. I have questions that I pulled from SHRM's website that might help you come up with questions.

Sent you a pm.

Thank you all so much! This is really helpful. I will definitely be having a talk with my bosses beforehand and getting an idea of what to ask, but i appreciate some professional input as well