• Clear your calendar and set aside a block of time during which you will be uninterrupted for each interview.
  
  
• Have an accurate, updated position description at hand to share with the candidate.
  
  
• Be prepared to review the specific duties with the candidate, stressing the required skills and abilities.
  
  
• Review and note any specific details or special conditions of the position, including:
• Salary
• Work hours --- is there any flexibility?
• Will overtime occasionally be required?
• Does the position require shift work, on-call availability, or periodic travel?
  
  
• Write and format your interview questions. Remember to include questions which would account for or explain:
  
• Reasons for leaving previous job.
• Any "gaps" in employment history.
• Reasons for frequent job changes.
• What candidate's promotional goals are.
• How long candidate could be expected to stay, if offered the job.
  
  
• Schedule time during the interview for a "mini-tour" of the work station or office which the sucessful candidate will occupy.
  
  
• Be yourself!

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