Interview Skills for Managers

Conduct productive and focused interviews

ABOUT THE PROGRAM

The Interview Skills for Managers course is designed to provide fundamental knowledge and skills required during the interview process. The one day course provides a well-structured framework for the supervisors, managers and other people who are engaged in the process of staff recruitment. The delegates will learn how to use a competency-based approach in the process of recruiting and techniques for selecting the best candidate for the job. The course enables the delegates to prepare their participants as successful potential candidates for interviews. You will also know the best practices for finding the best applicants and specific interviewing techniques such as mirroring and body language.   

  • Effectively manage the recruitment process

  • Explore the techniques for asking thoughtful questions

  • Deliver the best employment strategies for better-recruiting skills

  • Courses delivered by expert and qualified instructors

WHAT'S INCLUDED ?

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Tutor Support

A dedicated tutor will be at your disposal throughout the training to guide you through any issues.

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Courseware

Courseware will also be provided to the delegates so that they can revise the course after the training.

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Certificate

Delegates will get certification of completion at the end of the course.

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Key Learning Points

Clear and concise objectives to guide delegates through the course.

PREREQUISITES

The Interview Skills for Managers course has no pre-requirements.

TARGET AUDIENCE

The course is intended for those who conduct interviews within the organisation or business for hiring the new staff. It is particularly useful for:

  • Managers
  • Human Resource Managers
  • Team Leaders
  • Supervisors
  • Senior Managers
  • Business Owners
  • Directors
  • Consultants
  • Technical and Academic Team Members

WHAT WILL YOU LEARN?

  • Learn how to create interview plan from start to finish
  • Understand the behavioural and competency-based approach to interview
  • Strategies to build up a favourable impression of yourself and your organisation
  • Explore the techniques used in the recruitment process
  • Learn how to apply fair and lawful interview techniques
  • Learn how nonverbal communication and body language impact your interviews

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PROGRAM OVERVIEW

No-a-days, the hiring decisions are highly made on the basis of appearance factors. Many supervisors and hiring managers generally neglect to ask the right questions from the candidates and end up with wrong hirings and even worse. The Interview Skills for Managers training program under communication skills training helps the delegates to conduct the useful interviews lead to better hiring choices. The ability to choose a right candidate is very critical for the growth of the organisation as well as manager’s own advancement and success. The course is intended for the individuals who want to sharpen their interview skills and conduct successful interviews for hiring the top talent. 


PROGRAM CONTENT

Essentials of Interviews

  • Define interview
  • Outline the importance of interviewing skills
  • Describe the types of interviews
  • Pre-employment testing
  • Success factors
  • Identify success factors
  • How to set a job?
  • Analyse and establish the culture
  • Using the Success Factor Worksheet
  • Finalise success factors

Preparing for the Interview

  • Describe the interviewing panel
  • Responsibilities before the interview
  • Responsibilities during the interview process

Planning and Preparing Interview

  • Preparing for an interview
  • Reviewing a candidate’s resume
  • Identify lead questions
  • Select sample point questions
  • Preparing an agenda
  • Customising an interview
  • Preparing for an interview
  • Defining personality styles
  • Making the office
  • Ensuring privacy

Handling and Conducting Interview

  • How to handle an interview?
  • Identify types of candidates
  • Understand the importance of silence
  • Conduct an interview
  • Open the interview
  • Gather information
  • Close the interview
  • Take notes
  • Identify effective communication techniques or methods

Evaluating and Deciding

  • Evaluate a candidate
  • Identify types of bias
  • Make a right decision
  • Rank a suitable candidate

Following up

  • Follow up after an interview
  • Find the suitable candidate
  • Identify steps to follow up
  • Understand self-evaluation

EEO Guidelines

  • Describe EEO guidelines
  • Understand EEO laws
  • Conduct pre-employment inquiries
  • Identify general principles
  • Identify critical EEO terms
  • Nondiscriminatory interview questions
  • Identify appropriate questions
  • Disqualify candidates

Federal Laws

  • Americans with Disabilities Act
  • Understand Americans with Disabilities Act
  • Understand reasonable accommodation
  • Identify permitted and prohibited questions
  • Answer questions
  • Immigrate Reform and Control Act
  • Hire employees

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ABOUT Harrogate

Harrogate is a district situated in the shire county of North Yorkshire. The town is famous for its Spa Industry. It is also a tourist place. The major attractions of the town are RHS Harlow Carr gardens and spa waters. The city also has a National park. In the 17th century, the town was divided into High Harrogate and Low Harrogate. Now the two towns combined known as Harrogate. People are very friendly there and in the survey of 2013, it was voted as the happiest place among any other cities in the England. Elements such as common salt, Sulphur and Iron are found in huge quantity in the Spa water. In the Georgian era of the 16th century, this town was famously known as The English Spa. The Iron-rich water had been used for medical treatment for two centuries (17th and 18th). Because of this sure shot treatment, there had been a large number of people migrated to this town. So, it added a lot more wealth in the basket of the town.

History

As per the records of the 13th century, the earlier names of the town were Harrowgate, Harrogate and Harwegate. Still, no one could explain the origin of the town. During the late 13th century, King Edward III admittedly the Knaresborough forest to his son John. He was Duke of Lancaster. The root cause of the development of the Harrogate was owing to Sulphur and Iron-rich water. William Slingsby found the similar properties of Belgian spa water in the water of Tewit well. Edmund Deane gave a push to the importance of water and published in its book. A very important episode of past i.e creation of water gas by Engineer Samson Fox is also associated with the town. His invention was in the field of heating and gas lighting. By using this, he lit Parliament Street by water-gas. He had been mayor for 3 terms.

Geography

The town provides shelter to many travellers working in Bradford and Leeds. The property prices are very high here. There are many properties in the town as well as villages that have worth more than 1 million pounds. The climatic condition of the town is dry in summer and mild during winters.  There are many towns that have establishments below the Harrogate.

Economy and Landmarks

The economy of the town is very strong. It is also one of the flexible economies in the Britain.  The Harrogate International Centre hosts the conferences appreciated at the global level. It earns huge revenue from here. This Centre is appreciated by all over the Britain and Europe as well. Other famous items that have been exported by Harrogate are Farrah’s Toffee, Harrogate Blue Cheese, Harrogate Bluewater, and Yorkshire Tea. The famous Architect Temple Lushington Moore constructed a famous building St Wilfrid in the town. The Frank Matcham renowned Royal Hall Theatre is also in the city. The Royal Pump Room representing town’s spa industry also attracts tourists to the town. Other prominent places are Montpellier quarter, The Valley Gardens, Crescent Gardens and a few more.

Culture

The today’s Harrogate Theatre helped the British soldiers that were fighting Boer War in South Africa. The North of England’s leading arts festival i.e Harrogate Festival of Arts and Science has also been celebrating in the city. As per channel 4 TV show 2005, it stood at third place to live in the UK. The number dropped to one in the next year.

Sport and Transport

The Finish Line of the first stage of the Tour de France is organised by Harrogate Authority. The Event attracted a huge bulk of the crowd from other parts of the world and it was telecast to the global audience. It is well connected with road, railway and air.

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