Looking at Job Interviews through a New Lens Consider the benefits of Team Interviews: • Accelerates the interview process • Takes candidates out of their comfort zone • Provides objective, multiple views of the candidate • Provides an opportunity to observe how the candidate interacts in a team environment Most companies conduct job interviews as a series of one-on-one conversations between pre-screened candidates and key decision makers. The goal is to gain more details about the depth of the interviewees skills and assess whether they will be a good fit for the role and the company culture. However, when you consider the efficiency of this method in the executive, managerial and professional space, there may be a better approach. If your company operates through more of a collaborative, team approach that same methodology can be used to ensure you make a good hire. So what is a team interviewing process and what does it look like? A team interview operates under the premise that top candidates typically excel during one-on-one interviews because they know all the right things to say. Theyre well prepared and theyre great under pressure. Putting them in a group setting turns the tables a bit, presenting a scenario where only individuals who have the ability to work well in a team will excel. Further, a team interview provides the opportunity for the company to conduct routine business exercises, such as brainstorming or planning sessions where the candidate is asked to contribute to the groups discussion on anything from the development of a strategy to shaping the required steps for execution of an upcoming initiative. Unlike panel interviews, team interviews do not focus on rapid-fire questions from multiple interview team members that can create a stressful situation for candidates. Instead, team interviews let decision makers subtly observe candidates in more real world yet casual environment. Here are things to think about regarding team evaluations: A team interview helps employers quickly weed out candidates who are not a good fit. Great candidates who dont have the collaborative skills needed to succeed in the organization are eliminated at this stage, thereby expediting the interviewing process. A swift interviewing process is critical in the current candidate-driven professional space. It facilitates a faster hiring process for the company, which in turn increases the ability to keep top performers engaged in your process. This scenario provides more objectivity during the interviewing process. Having multiple team members interact with candidates in a group setting to observe their behavior can be much more effective than evaluations provided by team members who interview candidates one-on-one. The sharing, cooperative aspect of team interviews caters to the work environment that many Millennials seek. This will become increasingly important as Millennials become the majority of the 2020 workforce. As the executive, managerial and professional labor market becomes increasingly candidate-driven, companies have to look for every way possible to shorten their hiring processes and keep their top picks from accepting other job offers. Team interviews expedite the recruitment process by replacing several individual meetings with key decision makers and condensing them into one group meeting. A team interview is a great way to gain deeper insight about candidates collaborative and interpersonal skills, while also giving them a glimpse of the companys culture and approach to work. The best job interviews offer a two-way exchange. If played well, this experience could be the thing that makes A players want the job opportunity as much as your organization wants them.
Posted on: Wed, 03 Dec 2014 13:02:54 +0000
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