INTERVIEWERS - Stop Making These 7 Mistakes...

It is imperative that we understand both 'WHAT NOT TO DO' and What to DO during interviews. In this post, Let me touch upon on ‘What Not to DO’. Will talk about 'What to Do' in my next post.

1) At the outset, it is essential that we develop habit of going through the profile of candidates much in advance and make the noting about clarification that we may like to see basis the information that has already been provided. I have seen multiple people (particularly people in senior positions) in organizations grabbing the resume at the last minute and then they try to read the resume right in front of interviewee. It does not leave a good impression and diminish the interviewers / organization image, upfront. 

2) I have seen people making impressions in mind after going through the resume and then whole interview process is undertaken to substantiate those impressions. We may accept it or not, all of us at one time or another has done it. Let us ensure that we pro-actively avoid this to remain unbiased and fair to prospective candidate. 

3. I have also observed that some people like  scheduling interviews over lunch or dinner. While we may feel that this will create an informal environment and make the interviewee more comfortable, most times it end up making employee uncomfortable. 

4. Some of us who love talking end up TALKING TOO MUCH about our feeling & opinions etc. and without knowing that we are interrupting the thought process of candidate, we end up doing so. 

5. Some candidates brings in excellent communication skills and are able to make an impression through their gift of gab and ability to articulate well. It is important that while we give due credit for these attributes, we as Interviewer should not be carried away only by positive behavior and responses.

6. Sometime we tend to put over emphasis on educational qualifications or give more than required credit for the institution that the person has qualified from. We must avoid this as this is fraught with danger of creating a bias in our selection process 

7. Avoid last minute cancellations / postponement as far as possible.  

Source : HRsuccessmantra.com [Blog by Raj Gupta]

(Views expressed are personal).

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