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Title: Interviews
Post by: TVCS on July 05, 2010, 08:12:38 pm

Blimey,
holding some interviews tomorrow,  very exciting as our little business is actually starting to grow. 

I have got a few more hours to work out some more questions.  Has anyone got any good questions to fire at potential employees? 

Cheers guys
Ant

Title: Re: Interviews
Post by: martin19842 on July 05, 2010, 08:38:56 pm

hi there,

some questions

what expereince have you got ??
any relevant experience ??
drivers licence ?
any points ?
would you object to a crb check ?
any holidays booked in the next 3 months ?

why do you want this job ??
why did you leave your last job ??


regards

martin

Title: Re: Interviews
Post by: TVCS on July 06, 2010, 08:25:37 am

thanks Martin,
I didn't have the holiday question.  Thanks, thats a good one.

Title: Re: Interviews
Post by: brianbarber on July 11, 2010, 04:18:18 pm

Here goes

How did you get here today?  ( make sure it's their car etc )

In the last two years how many days have you taken off due to sickness?

Do you have someone in place to look after your children in an emergency?

We opearate in a 5 mile radius from here, is that a problem?



 

Title: Re: Interviews
Post by: dianegreenwood on July 11, 2010, 06:45:49 pm

a word of warning re the children question.  It is classed as sex discrimination to only ask this of female applicants so make sure you can prove you ask everyone this regardless of sex.

Cheers

Diane

www.freshlymaid.co.uk

Title: Re: Interviews
Post by: The Jester of Wibbly on July 13, 2010, 06:38:34 pm

Give them a few scenerios and ask them how they would deal with them. Test their people skills and personal competencies 

Title: Re: Interviews
Post by: scrubberz on July 14, 2010, 09:28:23 pm

I spent years in recruitment and all the above questions are great
One i love to use is "so why should i offer you this position" let them sell themselves and you can use this to probe further, this will allow you to control the interview whilst letting them do the work and the talking.

Title: Re: Interviews
Post by: TVCS on July 17, 2010, 07:05:42 pm

thanks guys,  After a very surprising amount of applicants we have taken on 2 people.  Starting next month.

Both have no children and both have their holidays booked for the last week of July.  How convenient?

Thanks a lot of all the input and tips.

Cheers
Ant