High-Impact Interview Questions

CHAPTER 6

Creating the Interview Guide

Every organization designs its own interview form or guide, one that works most effectively with its culture and the needs of its interviewers. Regardless of the final form the document takes, a well-designed Interview Guide will have at least three sections:

1. Summary/overview

2. CBBI questions

3. Rating scales

This chapter examines each of these three sections of an Interview Guide and provides sample formats for each.

1. Summary/Overview

The Summary/Overview is a one- to two-page quick reference of all the critical information on the candidate (see Figure 6-1). While to some this section may seem to be additional, unnecessary paperwork, it can actually save time when you get to the point of comparing ...