These slides compliment the webinar which specifically looks at selection tools, paying particular attention to competency based interviews and questioning. Joanne Vose discusses how we can get the best from these tools to ensure we make solid recruitment decisions. The webinar specifically covers: • An overview of what tools are available - interviews, testing, profiling, group tasks etc • How to choose the right selection tools for a role • The competency based interview: structure, questioning, scoring and decisions This webinar will be full of practical tips and advice to help HR and hiring managers perfect their interview skills and hire the best individual for the job. You can view the full on demand webinar at the end of this slide deck.

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Having Competence at Interview
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Having Competence at
Interview
23 June 2015
Joanne Vose
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About Your Presenter
Joanne holds an MA in Human Resource Management, is a fully qualified
Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development and is a
qualified NLP Practitioner. With considerable experience in people
management and training interventions, Joanne’s consultancy and training
is valued by her clients for her practical and business orientated approach,
providing a complete people management solution to support
organisational goals.
Joanne delivers a number of modules for The Business Springboard,
including The 4D Manager and the Leadership & Management
Development Programme, both of which are recognised for progression to
further education.

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Welcome
 What do we want to find out an an interview?
 What is a competency based interview?
 Framework & Structure
 Questions
 Coaching the Interviewee
 Scoring
 Questions & Answers

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What do we want to find out?
1. Can they do the job?
2. Will they do it the way we want it doing?
 Culture
 Soft skills
 People mix (don’t mix up with discrimination)
 Attitude

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What is a Competency Based
Interview?
 Evaluate key competencies
 Not about practical experience, more
about behaviours (will they do the job the
way you want it done)
 Preferred style of working and predicts
behaviour in future situations
 More accurate when reciting a past event
– not a learnt skill??

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Questions
 ‘Can you tell me about a time…”
 Can be scripted
 Don’t be afraid to probe, but don’t deviate
from objective
 Top tip – 4 questions for each area

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Examples of Competences
 Teamwork
 Responsibility
 Commitment to career
 Commercial awareness
 Career motivation
 Decision making
 Communication
 Leadership
 Trustworthiness & Ethics
 Results orientation
 Problem Solving
 Organisation

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Framework & Structure
 Define the competencies that are
important:
 For role
 For company
 Break down each one into 4 questions
 Start with ‘Tell me about a time …’
 Scoring:
 Behaviours looking for
 Weighting

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Coaching the Interviewee
 They don’t al initially get it!
 Language & communication
 Patience
 Pointers to areas for examples but NOT
leading
 What if they can’t answer?

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Scoring
 Numerical??
 What answers are you looking for?
 Demonstration of competence
& behaviours
 Making assumptions
 Accurate recording & notes
 Be absolutely clear in your mind what the
role is and what skills you are looking for

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