Body language
Understand and use body language to communicate openly and honestly.
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Interviewing skills
Conducting an interview is more than ticking off questions. In this in-company workshop, you will learn as an HR professional or manager to conduct in-depth interviews, from job applications to coaching conversations. The workshop consists of 2 half-days for 6 to 12 participants, in Dutch or English.
Do you recognise this?
After an hour of talking with a candidate, you have worked through all the questions on your list. The CV checks out, the answers sound good and yet you have no idea who was really sitting in front of you.
You write your report with a vague feeling. You want to make a good choice, for the candidate and for your team, and you notice that you need more for this than a list of questions.
You want to hire the right people. Yet you might notice that:
- you ask good questions, but are not sure what is behind the answer;
- you mainly look at technical competencies and less at values, attitudes and soft skills;
- you find it difficult to steer the conversation and do not get the information you need;
- you doubt whether a candidate is truly open and honest.
With a strong interview technique, you get a clear picture of every candidate, and you make your decision with more confidence.
Why does an interview reveal so little?
A candidate prepares and gives answers that make sense. If you mainly tick off questions, you hear what the candidate wants you to hear and the rest remains invisible.
As a result, you decide with incomplete information. You doubt after the conversation, you ask a colleague for a second opinion and you have the feeling that you missed something. That is tiring, and it gives an uncertain feeling about the choice you make.
It does not have to stay this way. You can learn to listen more deeply and ask probing questions.
How do you conduct an interview that looks beyond the CV?
A good interview is a conversation that you consciously steer. With the right techniques, you get the information you need, and the other person feels comfortable to be open.
Our coaches know the moment when a conversation no longer yields anything new. In the workshop, you practise with body language, conversation techniques, coaching techniques, probing techniques and meta-communication, each time on conversations that resemble real situations.
In two half-days, you build towards interviews in which you understand the candidate's thought process and decide with more certainty.
What you can do after the workshop
After the workshop you can:
- understand and use body language to promote open and honest communication;
- steer a conversation and get the information you need;
- use coaching techniques to create a supportive and challenging environment;
- ask probing questions to discover a candidate's competencies, attitudes and work ethic;
- understand your candidate's thought process with meta-communication and meta-cognition.
This is how we approach it
The workshop consists of 2 half-days. You work with five components, each with exercises that resemble real conversations.
Conversation techniques
Techniques to steer the conversation and get important information.
Coaching techniques
Methods to create a supportive and challenging environment.
Probing techniques
Learn how to dig deeper to discover a candidate's true competencies, attitudes and work ethic.
Meta-communication and meta-cognition
Understand your candidate's thought process and communicate on a deeper level.
Afterwards you keep practising
Every training is extended in the THOC Learning Space. Your material remains available and you get an AI Coach who knows the lesson.
We work in an experience-oriented way: you constantly work with the theory in practical exercises that teach you to apply your skills in real situations.
Who gives this training
Any of our coaches can give this workshop. Do you want to take your team's interview techniques to a higher level? Tell us what you need, and we will draw up a programme together.
Frequently asked questions
For HR professionals, L&D managers and managers who conduct interviews and want to go deeper into them. It is an in-company workshop, so we work with your team and with conversations from your practice.
The workshop consists of 2 half-days for 6 to 12 participants per group. This provides room to practise and give feedback. We tailor the content to your request.
In Dutch or English. Let us know which language your team prefers, and we will take that into account in our proposal.
Job interview skills is for candidates who want to prepare for a job interview. Interviewing skills is for those who conduct interviews themselves, for example during recruitment or a coaching conversation.
Every training is tailored, so we work with a quote after we have heard your request. Do you want to combine it with other skills? Then view our tailored training.
Practical details
- Formula: In-company training
- Languages: English, Dutch
- Half-days: 2
- Participants: 6 to 12