INTERVIEW GUIDE

Role
Department / Team
Candidate
Time & Date
Selection Committee
Your Name
Interview Preparation Checklist

Questions have been prepared with reference to selection criteria.

A room has been reserved and timing of interviews has been set with consideration to candidate
confidentiality.
Seating arrangements of the panel and the candidate are designed to make the candidate feel at ease.
Water and fresh glasses are available for candidates and the panel.
The panel has had an opportunity to review the CVs of each interviewee.
Each panel member knows who will be asking each question.
The panel is reminded to take short factual notes.
All mobile phones, devices etc. are off and out of sight.

Interview Opening

Introduce selection committee members (including position title and relationship to the role).
Indicate what roles selection committee members will take during the interview (i.e., who will be asking
questions).
Indicate that selection committee members will be taking notes.
Provide a brief overview of the content of the role (i.e., where it sits within Master Packaging and the core
responsibilities), taking care to avoid giving information that may prompt or influence the candidates
responses (e.g., issues facing role incumbents or information about the culture).
Advise the candidate there will be an opportunity to ask questions at the end of the interview.

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1.
What do you know
Why
Rating:
1 about the organization?
2
3 would you like
4 to work here?5
Does not & organizational fit) Meets
(Organizational knowledge
meet
expectations

Exceeds
expectations

expectations

Response:

2. Can you tell me about a time that you communicated effectively with a team?
(Communication & team working skills)
Situation:

Action:

Comments :

Outcome:

Rating:

1
Does not meet
expectations

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3
Meets
expectations

5
Exceeds
expectations

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3. How well do you work under pressure or tight deadlines?

(Stress management, time management)
Response:

Can you give me an example?

Situation:

Action:

Outcome:

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Response:

Rating:

Time Management (Did the candidate show up late?)

1
2
Does not meet
Verbal Communication
expectations

3
Meets
expectations

5
Exceeds
expectations

4.
If someone slipt1and fell in the2workplace what
would you do 4to prevent this in
Rating:
5 the
Physical
appearance and Hygiene3
5.
How do you plan
and continue to develop yourExceeds
skills
future?
Does to
notstay current in your field
Meets
and
knowledge?
meet
expectations
expectations
6.
What
strengths,
skillssolving,
and attributes
have that will make you a great
fit for
(Job
knowledge,
problem
attentiondo
to you
detail)
expectations
this
job
and
organization?
(Continuous development)
Response:
(KSAs, organizational fit)
Response:
Response:
Rating:

Rating:

Body Language

1
2
3
Does not
Meets
meet
expectations
Interview closure and follow up questions
expectations

5
Exceeds
expectations

1
Does not
meet
expectations

5
Exceeds
expectations

Comments :
Comments :
Comments :

Comments
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3
Meets
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Interview Close

Ask the candidate if he or she has any questions and provide responses to these and a brief, balanced
and realistic overview of the organizational and role
Highlight the positive aspects of working within the organization
Describe the next steps in the selection process (e.g., reference checks) and provide a clear time frame
for when the candidate will hear the outcome of his or her application
Thank the candidate for his or her application and time

End of Interview

Other Comments or Observations

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Summary Sheet
Questions

Rating

1
2
3
4
5
6
Observation
s
TOTAL

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