I came across this article in Monster’s resource for candidates – Work the Working Interview. The article has three main points: How the working interview helps employers evaluate you, Show your stuff and Ace the working interview. Basically, the article provides tips for candidates on how to perform well in a working interview.
Stephen Morel, President & CEO of Pro Staff, is quoted:
It helps employers evaluate soft skills, like commitment, loyalty and work ethic, plus it shows attitude and abilities in real time,” he explains. Employers can also evaluate whether a candidate’s personality will be a good fit with the staff.
Monster provides a link for candidates to evaluate their soft skills and then gives them resources to improve those skills. I hope that employers put as much into the interview process as candidates do.
It is important to understand what is required of the job and develop interview questions that will provide a picture of the candidate in terms of these requirements. It is just as important to understand what factors are extremely difficult to determine through questioning. For instance, a candidate’s commitment, loyalty or work ethic are difficult to ascertain using just a working interview. However, candidates can be objectively measured through our assessments. May I be so bold as to suggest measuring these specific, job-related skills first and then observing the candidates in a working interview format?