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TELEPHONE I NTERVIEW G UIDE

Purpose:

The p urpose o f a t elephone i nterview i s t o i dentify t he t op c andidates y ou w ant t o p ursue.

Telephone i nterviews a re a n e fficient a nd e ffective m ethod f or r educing t he c andidate p ool t o t hose

most q ualified a nd w hose p ersonal a ttributes f it t he c ulture o f t he d epartment a nd A dams S tate

University.

The b rief i nterview c an b e u sed t o e xplain t he j ob i n m ore d etail, g auge t he c andidate’s

interests, c larify t he c andidate’s w ork h istory a nd e xperience, a nd a nswer t heir q uestions.

II.

Planning:

Set u p a ppointment w ith c andidate, p roviding a t l east o ne w eek’s n otice. M ake s ure t he

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number a t w hich y ou r eached t he c andidate i s t he n umber t o b e c alled f or t he i nterview.

Also, c oordinate t he i nterview w ith t he a vailability o f c ommittee m embers.

Schedule t he i nterview c all f or n o m ore t han 3 0 m inutes.

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Determine i f a ll c ommittee m embers w ill p articipate i n t he i nterviews o r i f o nly o ne o r

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certain m embers w ill b e a sking q uestions. R egardless, a ll c ommittee m embers m ust b e

present f or t he i nterviews a nd a ll m ust b e i ntroduced.

Review t he c andidate’s a pplication m aterials i ncluding a ny r eferences p rior t o i nterview.

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Prepare q uestions. A ll c andidates s hould b e a sked t he s ame q uestions. D etermine t he

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order o f q uestions t o b e a sked.

Reserve a c onference r oom a nd t est e quipment ( speaker p hone). M ake s ure t here a re n o

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conflicts w ith t he r oom o r i nterruptions. A ll p agers a nd c ell p hones m ust b e t urned o ff.

Review e valuation i nstrument o r r ating f orm w ith c ommittee p rior t o t he i nterview.

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Keep i n m ind t hat t he l ack o f n on-‐verbal c ommunication i s a l imiting f actor f or b oth t he

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committee a nd t he c andidate.

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Conducting t he I nterview

Call c andidate a t t he s cheduled t ime.

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Introduce c ommittee t o c andidate a nd b riefly e xplain t he i nterview p rocess.

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Telephone Interview Guide