opportunity : Diversity Positive Recruitment :
Interviews

Tips and Tools

Briefing selection committees Practical assessment tasks

Example position description – Scientist Web sites recommended for CGIAR recruitment Internet research tools Print media position announcement – Scientist Web site position announcement – Scientist Sample candidate assessment form Checking references Diversity-positive salary setting

This section of the guidelines looks
at two aspects of interviewing strategies
for diversity-positive recruitment.

Setting Up Interviews
It covers the following topics:

• focusing on the required competencies
• diversity of the selection committee
• pre-interview planning/briefing
• explaining complex selection processes to candidates prior to interview; and
• other pre-interview briefing (expatriate appointments)

Conducting Interviews
It covers the following topics:

• giving candidates the best possible chance to perform well
• interview questions
• video-conference interviews
• expatriate/family issues

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