Effective recruitment interviewIt is essential to first define our terms of reference. Concretely, what do we mean by an effective recruitment interview? It can be said that the effectiveness of an interview process lies in its ability to identify candidates who best match the requirements of the position applied for. Countless hiring decisions have been made based on the interpersonal chemistry between interviewer and candidate; some of these decisions will be successful, others will result in the failure of an unfit candidate. The objective of the recruitment interview should be to maximize the chances of a successful selection decision. In order to achieve this in a repeatable manner across an organization, a set of standards that constitute best practices must be listed and followed as closely as possible. For the sake of objectivity, the process should begin well before candidates are selected. even selected for an interview. It is essential to have clear, precise and understandable job and person specifications agreed upon by stakeholders during the interview process. Without this, interviewers risk not agreeing on the composition of the right candidate, and without this clear and implicit agreement on the most important elements in a candidate, any selection process is doomed to encounter difficulties at the selection stage. interview, because different interviewers will perceive a candidate differently; what answers are important to one interviewer may be of no consequence to another. Once these specifications have been drafted and agreed, it is much simpler to produce a detailed and objective interview matrix that accurately reflects the key requirements of the position. Once...... middle of paper.. ....al of work and organizational psychology (2001), 74, 441-472P270; Contemporary Strategy Analysis Cases By Robert M. Grant, Kent E. Neupert, Patrick N Malcolmson, 2003, Blackwell Publishing P112; Managing and Motivating Contact Center Employees By Malcolm Carlaw, Peggy Carlaw, Vasudha K. Deming, Kurt Friedmann, 2002, McGraw-Hill ProfessionalP246 & P260; Recruitment, interviews, selection and orientation of new employees By Diane Arthur, 2005, AmacomP248; Management Principles and Practices By Dr M Sakthivel Murugan, 2004, New Age PublishersP4 The Interviewer's Handbook: Successful Interview Techniques for the Workplace By Sandra Bunting, 2005, Kogan PageP94 Recruitment and Selection: A Framework for Success By Dominic Cooper, Ivan T. Robertson & Gordon Tinline, 2003, Thomson LearningP210 Human Resources By Stephen Taylor, 2002, CIPD