Instructions:

The ability to recruit and retain qualified employees is a key factor in the success of any business. The purpose of this assignment is to develop sample tools required in the recruitment and selection process, and to apply the material learned in class about legal constraints and best HR practices. For this assignment you will design the interview portion for the position that you advertised in Assignment $3-$ Recruitment and Selection.

Note: If you received any feedback regarding the job specifications you submitted with your first assignment, you will want to revise those based on your instructor$$s feedback before designing interview questions.

Part $1-$ Interview Questions and Rating

Think about what interview questions are most important for determining a candidate$$s suitability for the position. Focus on essential parts of the job, as well as organizational $$fit$.$ Create a structured interview rating sheet for the position. Include $2-3$ general questions that you might ask for any position within your organization. You may want to relate these to the work environment information that you included in your job ad$,$ and$/$or the organization$$s mission, vision and values. Include $8$ questions that are specific to the position you are hiring for. These should focus on the job specifications $($KSAOs$)$ that you could not assess simply from the application materials. For each question give information what an excellent response would look like, and how you will rate the answers.

Optional: If you think another form of assessment is required$/$appropriate $($spreadsheet test, typing test etc.$),$ include information about this test and how it would be scored.

Deliverable $-$ Design a structured interview rating sheet with $8$ questions, and include the type of response you are looking for from each question. Be sure that all questions$/$assessments are reasonable, and legally supportable.

Be sure that:

General interview questions are clear and related to organizational fit.

Position specific interview questions are related to essential job requirements $($KSAOs$).$

Questions are open ended and designed to elicit more than a one word response.

Each question has clear information about what the interviewers should expect as a response.

Rating system for all questions is clear and reasonable.

Bonus: Optional information about other tests$/$assessments to be used in the selection process included, clearly explained, and reasonable for the position.

Part $2-$ Role$-$Play and Rating Evaluation

Ask the interview questions to a friend, family member or classmate. Record the interview. Rate each answer based on the rating system that you created.

Note: you will not be graded on the interview itself, however, you should try to conduct yourself in a professional manner and demonstrate best interviewing practices such as active listening, putting the applicant at ease, appropriate non$-$verbal gestures, etc.

Deliverable $$ Write a report that describes your experience asking, answering, and rating the questions. Questions to consider include:

Was your rating system as effective in practice as it was on paper?

How did you score an answer when it did not match the examples in the scoring guide?

Did you find one type of question easier to score?

Do you think any of your questions were confusing once you asked them?

In general, do you think your questions would be effective in evaluating applicants