Interview Template <Insert job type here (in document header)>
Candidate Name: Applicant for position of: Date of interview: <insert candidates title> <insert position> <insert interview date>
<Refer to your job description and list the competencies you are looking for e.g. leadership, team work, conflict resolution, initiative. Then make sure the questions you ask test whether the candidate has these competencies.>
Aspirations
Can you describe the most enjoyable role that you have ever had and why you feel that way about it?
Could you please describe an ideal role for yourself?
What are your short and long term career plans?
Handling Conflict
What has been the most difficult situation you have had to deal with at work?
How do you think you handled the situation and, given the opportunity, would you do anything differently?
Interview Template <Insert job type here (in document header)> Decision Making
Tell me of a difficult decision you have had to make quickly in recent times.
In hindsight, was it the right decision?
What is your decision making process?
Leadership
Can you describe a time where youve noticed a way something could be done better and worked to implement the change?
How did you get management and team members on board with the change?
Accountability / Results
Can you give examples of times when you were assigned a number of tasks and had to prioritise what needed to be done?
Interview Template <Insert job type here (in document header)>
What was the biggest single contribution you have made to your organisations success in the last 12 months?
Team Work
Can you describe a time you worked as part of a team to complete a job? What was your role?
How did you deal with differences of opinion during the job?
Role Awareness
Why did you apply for this role?
What is it about <this career> you particularly enjoy?
Qualities
Can you describe your strengths to me (character and professional)
Interview Template <Insert job type here (in document header)> Skills
What <insert software/tool here> have you worked with in the past?
Give me an example of a task you have completed using this <software/tool>?