The
f ollowing
i s
o ne
m odel
o f
h ow
b est
t o
s tructure
a
3 0
m inute
i nterview:
•
TIME
PURPOSE
O F
Q UESTION
SAMPLE
Q UESTION
1.
W hy
d id
y ou
m ake
t hat
5
m inutes
Verify
i nformation
f rom
move?
resume
2.
H ow
l ong
d id
y ou
h old
a
particular
p osition?
Determine
q ualifications,
1.
W hat
a ttracted
y ou
a bout
18
m inutes
interest
i n
j ob
a nd
f it
this
p osition?
2.
T ell
u s
a bout
a
t ime
w hen…
4
m inutes
Answering
q uestions
f rom
1.
W hat
q uestions
d o
y ou
h ave
candidate
for
u s?
We
w ill
b e
i nterviewing
m ore
3
m inutes
Next
s tep
candidates.
Y ou
w ill
b e
h earing
from
u s
i n…
d ays.
SAMPLE
Q UESTIONS
Why
a re
y ou
i nterested
i n
t his
p osition?
W hat
q ualifications
m ake
y ou
a
g ood
f it
f or
t his
•
cgmurphy 10/30/13 9:45 AM
position
a t
A dams
S tate
U niversity?
Comment [1]: Our
r eadings
s uggest
t hat
t he
i dea
of
“ fit”
c an
b e
u sed
t o
e xclude
d iverse
c andidates
who
m ay
b ring
a
l ess
o bvious,
n ot-‐so-‐easy
“ fit”
t o
What
i s
t he
m ost
u seful
c onstructive
f eedback
y ou
h ave
r eceived
a nd
h ow
h ave
y ou
a pplied
some
p erspectives.
S uggested
l anguage
m ight
b e
“ a
•
strong
c andidate”
o r
e ven
“ the
b est
c andidate”
f or
it?
ASU?
How
w ould
y ou
d escribe
y our
i nteraction
w ith
s tudents?
•
Describe
y our
u nderstanding
o f
A dams
S tate
U niversity’s
m ission
o f
I nclusive
E xcellence,
•
and
h ow
i t
r elates
t o
y our
g oals.
Describe
y our
e xperience
w orking
w ith
d iverse
s tudent
p opulations.
•
cgmurphy 10/30/13 9:39 AM
Comment [2]: Perhaps
j ust
t he
I E
o ne
a bove?
IV.
Dealing
w ith
I nternal
C andidates
Regardless
o f
t he
p osition
a nd
t he
p erson’s
c onnection
w ith
A dams
S tate,
i nternal
•
candidates
s hould
b e
t reated
i n
t he
s ame
m anner
a s
a ll
o ther
c andidates.
V.
Sample
T elephone
E valuation
F orm