Interviewing Dos & Don’ts: What to Ask, What to Avoid in 2025
On-demand recording
90 minutes | INSTRUCTOR-LED TRAINING
In this 60-minute event, you’ll learn how to get the most out of your interview time with each candidate by asking the right questions.
Discover techniques to ensure you’re hiring the right fit for the job – and your organization. Join us as we discuss:
- How to avoid inappropriate questions that can scare off top candidates
- Tailoring interview questions to specific hiring situations
- Ways to phrase questions to encourage honest, open-ended responses
- Innovative ways you can get candidates to demonstrate their skills
- Training tips to ensure the interviewer is calm and prepared
- BONUS: All registrants will receive a free guide
- 7 Interview Questions You Need to Be Asking
Program Highlights
Getting the Information You Need from Candidates
- Developing questions that elicit the information you need
- Clever ways to assess the candidate’s skills, attitude, and commitment
- How to get candidates to demonstrate skills rather than describe them
- Examples of what to ask candidates – and what to avoid
- Questions to assess the top traits employers want from employees
Mastering the Interview Process
- The interview plan: stop winging it and start preparing
- Putting the applicant at ease so you can get better information
- The interview process: why the less you talk, the better
- Keys to picking up on behavioral red flags
- Tips for staying in control of the interview so you don’t lose focus
Question and Answer Session – Your specific questions & unique challenges will be addressed!
About the speaker
Michelle Coussens
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