Interview Guide Programmer .Net

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INTERVIEW GUIDE PROGRAMMER .NET Applicant : Date : Recruiter : The goal of an interview is to determine whether a candidate has a good fit for your particular job. This is best accomplished by asking questions about job related competencies to determine whether the candidate has previous experiences successfully using these competencies. Introduction Phase Encourage some small talk to give the candidate time to get settled and to help him/her ease into the conversational flow of the interview. Candidates usually feel more comfortable when they know what to expect in an interview. Share your general format with the candidate. Tell the candidate that you may be writing during the interview and explain why you will be doing this. Assure candidates that two-way questioning is allowed and encouraged. Make it clear that the candidate will have an opportunity to ask questions at the conclusion of the process Interview Phase Have your competency based questions ready for scoring. We recommend a 1 to 5 scoring grid; a score of 1 would mean the candidate has demonstrated no experience using the competency and a score of 5 indicating the candidate has a deep understanding of the competency and has used it successfully in the past with good results. Probing: After asking a planned question, you may want to probe for more information to support a candidate's response. Probes are usually unplanned; you use them when you want the candidate to clarify or expand upon a point or when you want more insight into his/her thoughts, feelings, and behaviours.("Please expand upon that." "Describe how you .") Clarifying Inconsistencies: When a candidate appears to be caught in a contradiction, it may be appropriate to bring the conflicting information to the surface for clarification. ("You mentioned earlier that you were involved in developing a distance education course. You are now indicating that you have limited experience with distance education and need to learn more about it. Please clarify your experience with distance education.") Paraphrasing: When in doubt that you have fully understood a candidate's response, restate what you think you heard in your own words and ask the candidate for feedback. ("You are basically stating that there are several ways to handle this situation depending upon the way in which the client presents the problem. Is that what you meant?") Silence or Pause: Silences or pauses are an effective technique for encouraging the candidate to do the talking. When there is a silence or pause, don't jump in with another question; allow the candidate time to reflect and form a response. Look expectantly at him or her while you wait. Repeating: When the candidate appears to be avoiding a question, come back to it again. While the candidate may have reasons for trying to evade it, she/he may simply have gotten sidetracked or may not fully understand what you mean. Analytical Thinking The position requires someone who successfully performs analytical work. They tend to be thoughtful and approache decisions both logically and systematically. Analytical people ask questions to discover issues and do not make decisions without methodically thinking through the consequences. Before you ask this question, best practice suggests that you know beforehand the kind of analysis associated with both satisfactory and unsatisfactory job performance. How much time do you usually spend examining your past decisions to determine how to make better ones in the future ? Please give me some examples. What were the results ? 1 2 3 4 5 Minimal ability/NA Average ability Exceptional ability Comments Attention to Detail Attention to detail includes the employee's ability to spot and manage important details associated with doing a good job. This includes things such as checking and rechecking work, setting up monitoring systems, noticing missing details, accurately completing forms, following directions, and planning projects to the final detail. Before you ask this question, best practice suggests that you know beforehand the kind of details that are associated with both satisfactory and unsatisfactory job performance. What process do you use to keep track of many tasks happening at once ? Can you give me an example ? 1 2 3 4 5 Minimal ability/NA Average ability Exceptional ability Comments Initiative Initiative is generally defined as doing something without being asked. A successful employee is expected to make suggestions to improve a product or process, it might even include offering to take on new responsibilities and challenges. The position includes being pro active, making improvement suggestions, not being satisfied with the status quo, volunteering for additional opportunities. Before you ask this question, best practice suggests that you know beforehand the kind of initiative associated with both satisfactory and unsatisfactory job performance. Would you prefer a job with more responsibility and less pay or more pay and less responsibility ? Why ? 1 2 3 4 5 Minimal ability/NA Average ability Exceptional ability Comments Achievement/Effort The position requires someone who has a strong need for achievement. This usually means they will be expected to continually establish goals and work hard to meet or exceed them. The employee should depend on their ability and skills rather than luck, chance or other factors beyond their control. They seek specific feedback about performance so they can progress towards their objectives. An achievement-driven person is often willing to neglect other parts of their life in order to accomplish their objectives. Before you ask this question, best practice suggests that you know beforehand the kind of achievement associated with both satisfactory and unsatisfactory job performance. What are some of the things you have done to improve your job skills ? Why did you choose them ? What results have you achieved ? 1 2 3 4 5 Minimal ability/NA Average ability Exceptional ability Comments Cooperation Cooperation requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative work attitude