BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2052@x8ti.com DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20250915T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20250919T130000 DTSTAMP:20250212T200459Z URL:https://x8ti.com/event/interview-skills-and-techniques-training-course -3/ SUMMARY:Interview Skills and Techniques Training Course DESCRIPTION:Introduction\n\nWhat are Interview Skills and Techniques? It is a process of hiring the right fit by studying\, analyzing\, and assessing the profile from the set of candidates applying for the job. To have a cl ear picture of what kind of person the organization wants to hire\, an upd ated description of job and responsibilities must be prepared.\n\nThere mu st be an alignment between the Organizations values\, morals\, and goals w ith the candidate. Understanding the organization required for the positio n is important for the managers to hire a competent candidate.\n\nThis Xce lerate training course will empower you to achieve the purpose of identify ing candidate’s knowledge\, skills\, abilities\, and behavior through re levant and appropriate training and guidance that leads the employee and t he organization to achieve the success and grow rapidly.\n\nLearning Objec tives\n\n Explain the meaning of interview skills in line with their orga nization and industry\n Acknowledge the importance and benefits of interv iew skills and techniques\n Differentiate between Interview skills and te chniques\n Know the skills required and carry out effective interviews\n Have a structured process of hiring the right candidate\n Plan and prepa re for the interviews (self and the panel)\n Learn to set the right expec tations with the candidates\n Prepare the repository of questions to ask in advance\, verified by the hiring leader\n The present organization in the best light to the interviewee for trust and confidence\n Prioritize t he questions and carefully record the answers given by the candidate\n Us e different tools and methodologies of interviewing for identifying skills \n Engage appropriate interviewing skills for assessing and matching comp etence\n Gain the confidence to ask relevant questions – prepare\, prac tice and update the process\n Selecting the right candidate basis\, the m apped competencies around a profile\n Gain access to the most competent t alent in the market and hire them\n Reach the desired goal of success and maintain the position by reinforcing the right practices\n Master the ar t of conduction and managing interviews\n Maintain a record of a candidat e – profile\, key critical incidents and reference for future\n\nTrainin g Methodology\n\nXcelerate training institute has designed the Interview S kills and Techniques Training Course for individuals in recruitment\, Lead ership hiring role\, recruitment consultants in any organization. This wor kshop is a very interactive session as participants from different countri es and cultures participate and share their own office experiences and cha llenges.\n\nThe modules in this course can be customized and arranged for organizational specific learning requirements. This program involves group discussions\, case studies\, and role-plays (*videos can be recorded for feedback and review to map the best practices\, hits and misses)\n\nBenefi ts for Your Organization\n\n Align the interviewing process with organiza tions goals\, values\, and morals\n The organization would have committed workforce due to alignment and cohesion\n Use best sourcing platforms to engage with suitable candidates thus reducing rejections\n Successfully send interview invites to the candidate through various platforms\n Have an extended reach to hire – through technology and automation\n The org anization would set a benchmark through its structured interviewing proced ure\n Learn the soft skills required to perform the interviews successful ly\n Explore and master the technical bent of getting the interviews righ t\n Communicate the updates to interviewee and internal panel to streamli ne the process\n Create a process that provides objective and fair outcom es\n Build a strong and fair BGV (Background Verification) process that e stablishes honesty and trust among the employees and employer\n The organ ization will have an employee-oriented culture\; inclusive and nurturing t o help people grow\n The organization will have an agreement with its emp loyees for its values and morals\, removing the element of surprise /shock \n Filter any misfits to prevent future conflicts and resentment\n Engag e and utilize resources of organization\, self and interviewee for the bes t interview experience\n Train recruiters\, interview panels\, hiring man agers on respective roles to get the process right\n Get the understandin g of elements that impact the interview process and candidate experience\n Offer basics like water\, pens\, check for comfort in waiting rooms\, et c.- little courtesy goes a long way\n Seek feedback from candidates that were interviewed\, however\, didn’t choose to join the organization\n A nalyze factors from candidate feedback to improve the interview process\, candidate experience and culture\n\nBenefits for You\n\n Learn to reach t he best talent in the market\n Successfully design and run an interview p rocess to identify the right candidate\n Learn to meet and greet the cand idates to make them comfortable\n Exude confidence no matter what role yo u are into to create a right impression\n Learn about company culture &am p\; values\, demonstrate them in conduct and sensitize interviewees about what they are getting themselves into\n Dress appropriately\, project the culture and set expectations clearly\n Participants would be able to ask the right set of questions and probe further\n Learn to conduct the inte rview warmly and make the candidate feel at ease\n Carry out effective co mmunication during the interview\n Develop active listening skills to rec ord the correct information\n Learn to follow the hiring protocol\n Cons ider all the metrics while hiring a candidate\n Participants would make a n informed and effective decision\n Provide the right information to the Managers to make the final decision\n Participants would be able to colla borate with the line managers\n Learn the need of the business to hire a candidate\n Learn the process of hiring and documentation\n Learn to ass ess the candidate for the competency required for the job\n\nTarget Audien ce\n\nRecruiters\, Hiring / Line Managers\, OD Consultants\, Independent c onsultants\, Corporate professionals hiring people in the business\n\nCour se Outline\n\nIntroduction to Interview Skills and Techniques\n\n What ar e Interview Skills and Techniques?\n Importance and benefits of Interview Skills and Techniques\n Difference between Interview Skills and Techniqu es\n Differentiate between soft and technical skills\n\nImportance of Int erview Techniques\n\n Hiring the right fit for the organization\n Promot ing growth and success for an employee\n Understand the position you are hiring for\n Understanding the role and responsibilities\n\nTypes of Inte rviews \n\n Structured interview – To ask the questions set in advance\ n Semi-Structured interview – To ask questions based on candidate’s r esponse\n Unstructured interview – Having a list of topics but no quest ions to ask\n Screening – Preliminary assessment of the candidate’s p rofile\n Initial Discussion and fact-finding – Exploring skills\, exper ience\, and cultural fit\n Telephonic Connect – In the interest of time and resources telephonic-ally connect with the candidate\n Behavioral – Interview to assess behavioral competencies to match the job requireme nt\n Individual / Face to Face interview – Upon initial screening and f inding fitment\n Group/ Panel interview – Basis initial confirmation sc hedule interview with stakeholders\n\nPlanning and Preparing for the inter view \n\n Gathering needs from the hiring manager or department\n Prepar ing job description\n Analyzing the candidate profile\n Making repositor y of questions\n Collaborating with line managers\n Aligning interview q uestions with the competency required\n Schedule time for the interview a nd stick to the timelines\n\nManaging and Conducting the Interview\n\n Id entifying candidate type\n Conducting the interview (interviewer is the f ace of the organization)\n Create a welcoming atmosphere\n Collecting ca ndidate information\n Making notes during the interview\n Give chance to the candidate to ask any question\n Provide a timeline to come back\n C losing the interview\n\nCommon Interviewing Questions\n\n Strength and we aknesses of the candidate\n Career goals of the candidate\n Employment h istory\n Experience-based questions\n Hypothetical question\n Competenc y-based questions\n Reason to want to join us\n Open and closed-ended qu estions\n\nIdentifying Soft Skills in the Candidate \n\n Negotiation skil ls\n Communication skills\n Positive attitude\n Professionalism\n Eye contact\n Building Rapport\n Ability &\; willingness to perform the j ob\n\nSkills Required for Interviewing a Candidate\n\n Assess the candida te’s body language\n Maintaining appropriate tone while interviewing\n Being attentive and displaying active listening\n Being unbiased during the interview\n Giving positive feedback\n\nEvaluation and Decision Makin g \n\n Maintaining a record of the interview\, reviewing feedback\n Usin g the scorecard during the interview- considering competency and other asp ects\n Referring interview notes\n Making the decision\n Checking refer ences\n\nFAQ’s\, Role-plays\, Case studies and Discussions\n\n Meet exp erts who have been doing successful interviews and hiring\n Read Case stu dies of typical aspects where interviews go right/ wrong\n Participate in role-plays in triads to experience the interview skills and get feedback from experts\n Create a repository of questions\, define do’s and don ’ts (Group activity) and implement them in your organization\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://x8ti.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Inte rview-Skills-and-Techniques.jpg CATEGORIES:Human Resources Management (HRM) LOCATION:http://online END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/Amsterdam X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/Amsterdam BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250330T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR