Tips when interviewing someone.

Tips when interviewing someone

1. Welcome the candidate and make them feel comfortable.
2. Explain the onsite interview process if you haven’t already shared with them during the screening.
3. Be considerate of the limitation of language. For many, English isn’t their primary language and it takes them time to formulate and share their answers clearly.
4. Give the candidate ample time to answer your questions and don’t interrupt unless the question wasn’t clear to them.
5. Don’t show off, you might know more than them but you are not getting interviewed, you are interviewing them.
6. Help candidate with hints, sometimes they know the answer but the questions aren’t very clear.
7. Don’t look for perfect answers, look for their approach, thought process, problem solving skills and ability to handle stress and stay calm.
8. Be honest about the job responsibilities, work life balance, expectations. Don’t lie to the candidate about anything.
9. Don’t be biased — Don’t make assumptions or judge candidate based on their age(too young, too old), years of experience, where they have worked before, gender, marital status, parental status, color, race.
10. Be respectful irrespective of how the interview went so the candidate leaves with positive experience.