BUSI 642 INTERVIEW GUIDE ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS

BUSI 642 Interview Guide Assignment Instructions

Overview

Having the right talent at the right times with the right skills, helps a company meet strategic goals. This practical assignment allows you to lay out a practical method for fair, effective, and legally defensible interviews.

Instructions

Complete the provided Interview Guide Template. At the end of the template you are asked to answer some short questions. In your responses include at least 2 scholarly sources (published within the last 5 years) and the textbook.

Background

You are an HR manager providing an interview guide for the line managers at your company to complete their own interviews. 

BUSI 642 Interview Guide Template

Job title: [Title of job you are hiring for]

Brief job description: [Provide 2-3 sentences about the primary responsibilities of the job and what position the job will report to.]

Key Competencies/Skills:

[Identify 5 critical competencies or skills needed for success in the job. For each competency provide a brief definition.]

·       Example: Financial Reporting:

o   Proficiency in preparing balance sheets and cash flow statements

·       Competency 1: [Name of Competency]

o   [Brief definition of the competency]

·       Competency 2: [Name of Competency]

o   [Brief definition of the competency]

·       Competency 3: [Name of Competency]

o   [Brief definition of the competency]

·       Competency 4: [Name of Competency]

o   [Brief definition of the competency]

·       Competency 5: [Name of Competency]

o   [Brief definition of the competency]

Interview Questions:

[Develop 2 questions per key competency. One question should be situational and one should be behavioral/experiential]

Example:

·       Competency 1: Financial Reporting

o   Question 1 (Behavioral): Walk me through a time when you prepared quarterly financial statements; what steps did you take to ensure they aligned with GAAP standards?

o   Question 2 (Situational): Imagine you are preparing monthly financial statements and you notice the money listed on the bank statement doesn’t align with the sales deposits by a significant amount. What would you do?

·       Competency 1: [Name of Competency]

o   Question 1 (Behavioral): [Add behavioral question related to the competency]

o   Question 2 (Situational): [Add situational question related to the competency]

·       Competency 2: [Name of Competency]

o   Question 1 (Behavioral): [Add behavioral question related to the competency]

o   Question 2 (Situational): [Add situational question related to the competency]

·       Competency 3: [Name of Competency]

o   Question 1 (Behavioral): [Add behavioral question related to the competency]

o   Question 2 (Situational): [Add situational question related to the competency]

·       Competency 4: [Name of Competency]

o   Question 1 (Behavioral): [Add behavioral question related to the competency]

o   Question 2 (Situational): [Add situational question related to the competency]

·       Competency 5: [Name of Competency]

o   Question 1 (Behavioral): [Add behavioral question related to the competency]

o   Question 2 (Situational): [Add situational question related to the competency]

Support:

[Write 2-3 paragraphs on each of the 3 questions below. Support your work with at least 2 scholarly sources (published in the last 5 years) and the textbook. Include in-text citations as you would in a formal paper]

·       Job Descriptions: [How do well-defined job descriptions affect an organization’s goals?]

·       Competencies: [Explain key considerations an HR professional should take to ensure that competencies are valid and reliable]

·       Interview questions: [Distinguish between behavioral and situational interview questions. Explain when an organization may prefer one over the other. Apply to the role you picked in the template above]

References

[Reference list in current edition of APA]

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