by R. Lipscomb

Created on: August 06, 2008   Last Updated: June 13, 2009

You have a 9:00am meeting, a 10:00am conference call, you have a 12 noon luncheon with clients, you overslept and it is 8:05 when you get to the office parking lot. How many times has this happened to you? You finally make it into your office and start to get out your PDA and realize you picked up your kids hand-held game. You want to SCREAM but you just don't have time, you have to fit in five interviews this morning. Has is been forever since you have had to do interviews? Do you need a quick review on the best techniques for interviewing a prospective employee?

You most likely remember your basic "how to interview someone" details. What if you're crunching the numbers on the clock? You need to hire someone fast but you really don't want to make a costly mistake. Don't hire someone without a complete understanding that they can do the job required of them. If you do this will cost your company in training and re-hiring and re-training a new employee. You want to avoid doing this action whenever possible.

Let's start with the TOP 9 Strategies for conducting an effective timesaving interview.

*Be prepared
*Redirect your calls to voice mail
*Know the exact job details your hiring for
*Know the exact qualifications needed for the job
*Take notes
*Ask direct interview questions
*Avoid small talk
*Be conscious of time
*Let the new employee do the work for you

Be prepared yourself. This saves a lot of headaches in the long run. Always make sure you have your pens or pencils handy, have a folder for each interviewee, in these folders you can place applications, resumes, and other documents such as a copy of a degree, which is provided by the employee. This will save you a huge amount of time. You wont be as likely to lose something that you want to review, if it is not lost under your work on top of your desk. Also, you will already have an employee file started if you decide this person is right for the job.

Makes sure you redirect your incoming calls or put them on hold. This is an important time saving trick. In the middle of an interview, if you get a call and take it, then talk for ten minutes on business with the interviewee across from the table, you may get distracted and almost have to start the interview over. What did that accomplish? Nothing but wasting time So if the new employee is important to you, make them important to you and put other business dealings on hold.

Knowing the exact job details your hiring for is essential. The details of that job are specific.

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