Recruitment and Placement

• Develop a Recruitment Plan
• Identify Your Recruitment Needs
• Advertise and Market Your Position
• Screen and Place New Members
  • Screening Applicants
  • Interviewing Applicants
    • Interviewing Questions
    • Types of Interviews
    • Behavioral Interviews
  • Checking References and Conducting Background Checks
  • Making Decisions
• Prepare for New Members

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Types of Interviews

Interviewing strategies to help determine if candidates and programs are a good fit

The type of interview you choose will depend on your program needs, number and location of applicants, and the people in your program who need to participate in the process.

Phone Interviews
Phone interviews are usually much shorter than in-person interviews and primarily offer you the chance to find out if applicants meet the minimum requirements for the position. They are also appropriate for out-of-area applicants. The phone interview gives applicants a chance to hear more about the position and decide if they are still interested. If the phone interview goes well and your position and the applicant are a good match, an individual or group interview may be the next step.

Individual Interviews
In the individual interview, a single candidate is interviewed by one or more staff members. It's a good idea for candidates to interview with more than one person. This gives everyone who will be working together an opportunity to evaluate fit. It also gives candidates a balanced introduction to your program and the position. While it may be intimidating for a candidate to be interviewed by several people at once, this is the most time-efficient way to conduct an individual interview. Another option is to have candidates come back for multiple interviews with different people. This can be less intimidating, but can draw out the interview process and requires a larger time commitment from the applicant.

Group InterviewsGroup Interviews provide an opportunity to interview several candidates at the same time. It's important that the candidates have the same interview experience no matter who facilitates their group.