Interview training for hiring managers
Delivering practical skills and a best practice approach to interviewingThe right interview techniques and questions could be key to hiring and retaining the right people
Interview skills are an integral part of any people manager or hiring manager’s role. Relevant interview questions can lead to a successful hire and ultimately increase retention in an organisation.
Our interview skills for hiring managers training course provides insight into all areas of the interview process, from best practice interview preparation and legal compliance around discrimination at interview to competency-based interview questions and closing out the interview, while delivering practical advice along the way.
Cathy Behan
Head of Learning & Development
What can you expect from NFP’s interview skills for hiring managers training?
This course will enable the learner to gain new expertise by developing their questioning skills, understanding the STAR approach to interviewing, and best practice interview structure.
Purpose
Develop and enhance your interview skills as a hiring manager, ensure best practices, learn questioning techniques and interview structure.
Target audience
Any person in large companies, SMEs or the public sector that wants to develop skills in the interview process, is new to the interview process, or requires a refresher on best practice interviewing techniques.
Delivery
Virtually or in-person, at a time and place that best suits your needs.
Interview skills for hiring managers training material
In this interview skills training course, the following topics will be covered:
- Recruitment practices
- Interview Structure
- Questioning Techniques
- Putting candidates at ease
- Do's and don’ts of interviewing
- Probing questions
- Assessing for cultural fit
- Paper trail
- Legal requirements
- Closing Interviews
Learning outcomes
This interview skills training course will ensure your interviews are robust and lead to successful hires.
Attendees will gain skills such as:
- Knowing the importance of preparing for an interview
- Prepare robust interview questions
- How to ask probing questions
- How to format and interview
- The importance of completing relevant interview documentation
The value of trusting NFP with your peoples’ development
Expertise: Delivered by a team with a deep expertise in how to interview to hire the right people, these training sessions offer practical insight driven by our specialists’ own experiences.
Experience: Our specialist team has vast experience designing and creating interview skills programmes, tailoring them to meet the needs or training gaps of our clients, and creating content that is present and prevalent.
Navigate ever-changing interview trends: Understand the latest key trends relating to effective interview techniques, identifying when candidates are a good cultural fit, and how to interviewing for retention, not just recruitment.
What our clients say
Don’t just take our word for it – hear from our clients who have discovered the business and people benefits of NFP’s leading HR training courses:
We have always found the service from the team to be excellent. We have used NFP’s online training with our staff in Ireland and the content and production was so good that we ran it out with our staff in the UK as well.
The team are extremely knowledgeable trainers and played a pivotal role in making the program a resounding success with our management team. Their expertise was evident in every session, and they have a unique ability to engage the participants and create a dynamic learning environment that further enriched the experience.
Their team of expert trainers are extremely professional. The training is tailored to meet our needs and is always very informative, engaging, and well received. I would highly recommend NFP to other companies with any training needs.
Request a chat with one of our HR training specialists
To discuss how we can upskill your business with engaging training courses that are tailored to the unique needs of your business and people, request a chat with one of our specialists today.