The joy of telephone interviews I love telephone interviews !, not just because I don’t need to wear lippy and mascara, I really like the speed and flexibility it gives you.
By 9am yesterday I had completed 4 screening conversations and had agreed with two of them that they were not suitable because of salary/ benefits. A further two conversations at lunchtime and one before tea meant I had 3 very suitable candidates to hand over to my client for onsite interviews. One of the things I am increasingly finding is that candidates are looking for quick turnaround and decisions, leave it a week and you lose them to someone who was more responsive, so a quick mini- interview is often an effective way to keep people interested. I rarely explore cv’s at this stage, using the time to see whether they would be a good culture and values fit and whether they sit within the pay structure. Using a basic template of questions and changing as needed for the job/ industry , usually asking 5-7 screening questions, selling the company and leaving candidates a couple of minutes for questions takes just 15 mins of your time. Example questions for non-management staff Q What do you know about our business Q What do you like least and best about your current role Q Describe your current role in 3 sentences Q How would your work colleagues describe you Q What is your current £ package- what are you looking for Q What other jobs have you applied for / had interviews for The main drawback can be rubbish reception, poor line quality and technical gremlins when using skype or similar but good planning and back up can mitigate this. So next time you advertise think about putting some telephone screening interviews into the process, it’s cost effective and will save you time in the long run.
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