10 tips for interviewing.
All of this advice comes from students who have done interviews and reported back their experiences.
- Be professional--be on time. Make interviewee feel important--because they are.
- Dont’ be surprised if the interviewee cancels interview, or arrives late. This matters more to you than them. (Until they start talking. Then it really matters to them.)
- Make them comfortable. The more this feels like a conversation, the better.
- You may want to send them the questions before the interview. Interviewees WANT to do well, and having the questions ahead of time can relax them.
- Don’t talk too much. You KNOW what you think. Let them tell you what THEY think.
- If they get off track in their answers, steer them gently back. BUT, pay attention to what they are saying… sometimes what seems “off topic” actually has value.
- Don’t ask YES/NO type questions. Ask open ended questions. Example: Do you like Hayward? Is not nearly as effective as What do you like about Hayward?
- Be sure to ask follow-up questions when they say something good. Don’t be a slave to the questions. The questions are just a start.
- Be sure to record the interview. ALSO, take good written notes. You will want to have BOTH sources.
- When interview is over, always ask them if it is OK to contact them with follow up questions.
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