Recruitment is often a very stressful task
for both parties. Because people get so nervous during an interview
they repress their personalities for fear that their unique sense of
self might harm the hiring decision.
This is no way to fully gauge whether someone
will be a perfect fit, and cannot be determined by skill alone.
When people feel comfortable and the atmosphere
is less threatening, they'll be more willing to lower their defences
and you'll have a chance to really see what they're all about.
Here's how you can increase the human factor
during a recruiting campaign:
- Hold interview in room with bright colours or optimized
natural light
- Hold interview in a less-constraining location
- Have them meet and talk to people within the office
- Allow small-talk to enter into the process
- Encourage the interviewee to ask you questions
and don't be ashamed to answer
- Ask them to expand on extracurricular activities
to break the ice
- Infuse the room with plants and colourful pictures
rather than bare walls
If you incorporate these tips into your next interview,
you'll get a better and clearer vision of how these people would fit
in with their colleagues and conduct themselves on the job.
Also, it lets them take the bull by the horns and guide
the interview from their standpoint. They are there to find out whether
your company would be a good place to grow and have opportunities to
apply their own skills and experiences.
An interview that encourages a more humane approach
will turn out more successful and increase the success rate of finding
that ideal candidate by at least 70%.
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