interview

BUSI 642

Interview Guide Template

Job title: [Title of job you are hiring for]

Brief job description: [Provide 2-3 sentences about the primary responsibilities of the job and what position the job will report to.]

Key Competencies/Skills:

[Identify 5 critical competencies or skills needed for success in the job. For each competency provide a brief definition.]

· Example: Financial Reporting:

· Proficiency in preparing balance sheets and cash flow statements

· Competency 1: [Name of Competency]

· [Brief definition of the competency]

· Competency 2: [Name of Competency]

· [Brief definition of the competency]

· Competency 3: [Name of Competency]

· [Brief definition of the competency]

· Competency 4: [Name of Competency]

· [Brief definition of the competency]

· Competency 5: [Name of Competency]

· [Brief definition of the competency]

Interview Questions:

[Develop 2 questions per key competency. One question should be situational and one should be behavioral/experiential]

Example:

· Competency 1: Financial Reporting

· Question 1 (Behavioral): Walk me through a time when you prepared quarterly financial statements; what steps did you take to ensure they aligned with GAAP standards?

· Question 2 (Situational): Imagine you are preparing monthly financial statements and you notice the money listed on the bank statement doesn’t align with the sales deposits by a significant amount. What would you do?

· Competency 1: [Name of Competency]

· Question 1 (Behavioral): [Add behavioral question related to the competency]

· Question 2 (Situational): [Add situational question related to the competency]

· Competency 2: [Name of Competency]

· Question 1 (Behavioral): [Add behavioral question related to the competency]

· Question 2 (Situational): [Add situational question related to the competency]

· Competency 3: [Name of Competency]

· Question 1 (Behavioral): [Add behavioral question related to the competency]

· Question 2 (Situational): [Add situational question related to the competency]

· Competency 4: [Name of Competency]

· Question 1 (Behavioral): [Add behavioral question related to the competency]

· Question 2 (Situational): [Add situational question related to the competency]

· Competency 5: [Name of Competency]

· Question 1 (Behavioral): [Add behavioral question related to the competency]

· Question 2 (Situational): [Add situational question related to the competency]

Support:

[Write 2-3 paragraphs on each of the 3 questions below. Support your work with at least 2 scholarly sources (published in the last 5 years) and the textbook. Include in-text citations as you would in a formal paper]

· Job Descriptions: [How do well-defined job descriptions affect an organization’s goals?]

· Competencies: [Explain key considerations an HR professional should take to ensure that competencies are valid and reliable]

· Interview questions: [Distinguish between behavioral and situational interview questions. Explain when an organization may prefer one over the other. Apply to the role you picked in the template above]

References

[Reference list in current edition of APA]

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