We often hear from managers that panel interviews are costly, time-consuming and difficult to organise, and therefore they avoid holding them.
This can be a costly and time-consuming mistake!
Your new employee will work with a variety of stakeholders in the organisation. Their work will influence others, and they will be affected by others. It can be very valuable to invite those stakeholders to participate in the interviewing process. Invite and consider panel member’s thoughts, especially those with whom you disagree. You do not have to agree, and everyone may not sign off on your decision, but different perspectives will improve your decision making. It will also minimise the biases we highlighted in last week’s blog.
A well-compiled panel, who are aware of their biases and prepared for the interview will inevitably save you time and money in the long run. Those R 50 000.00 per month positions, amounting to R 600 000.00 a year surely is an investment worth the effort.
RecruitX can help you decide who to include in a panel interview and how to structure the interview. We can also prepare the panel for the interview.