Structured Interview Checklist
Use a Structured Interview Checklist to Develop your Process
In the EGuide, The Structured Interview, we detail how to develop a valid, legally defensible hiring process by giving structure to your interviews. With this in mind, we would like to share a structured interview checklist. This checklist details 5 components you need to complete your interview process.
1. Closely Align Interview Questions with Job
Benefits:
- Reduces bias by eliminating subjective questions
- Increases the predictive validity for future job performance
- Improves content validity
- Increases legal defensibility
- Increases both actual and perceived fairness
2. Ask All Candidates the Same Questions
Benefits:
- Reduces bias, as all candidates are given the same opportunity to communicate their qualifications
- More legally defensible
- Increases both actual and perceived fairness
3. Use Pre-Determined Rating Scales
Benefits:
- Increases the accuracy of interviewers by providing specific guidance on what constitutes high/low scores
- Quantifies subjective data
- Makes it easier to compare candidates
4. Use Multiple Interviewers (Interview Panels)
Benefits:
- Reduces personal bias by capturing multiple perspectives
- Allows participation from multiple departments and/or multiple levels of the company
5. Train Interviewers
Benefits:
- Ensures interviewers are knowledgeable about the position requirements
- Uses effective questioning
- Correctly documents answers
- Properly applies rating scales
For more detailed information on how to use a checklist to develop a structured interview process, download the EGuide, The Structured Interview.