Competency-Based Interview & Selection Techniques
Hiring anchored in evidence of past behaviour — structured competency interviewing that replaces guess-work, bias and the cost of the wrong hire.
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Classroom · Virtual
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A wrong hire costs more than the salary — it drags on morale, productivity and the efficiency of the whole organisation. Yet most interviews still run on guess-work, potential bias or instinct. Competency-based interviewing anchors selection in the applicant’s past actions and behaviour against the competencies the job actually requires, making hiring structured and focused rather than speculative. This programme works through the consequences of a wrong hire, the problems with traditional interviewing techniques, how to develop questions from job competency needs, and what is required before, during and after the interview — finishing with live interviewing role-play so participants leave having practised the technique, not just heard about it.
What you will do
Who attends
- Hiring managers across functions
- HR and recruitment professionals
- Line managers who interview as part of their role
- Team leads building interview capability
Programme agenda
Built for the decisions no textbook prepares you for
I.Why traditional interviews fail
- Consequences of a wrong hire
- Problems with traditional interviewing techniques
- Guess-work, bias and discrimination in unstructured selection
II.Designing competency questions
- Competencies and skills required for the job applied for
- Developing questions based on job competency needs
- Probing past actions and behaviour as evidence
III.The interview process, practised
- Before, during and after the interview
- Interviewing role-play
- Making structured, defensible selection decisions
Frequently asked
Why is competency-based interviewing better than a traditional interview?
Traditional interviews run on guess-work, potential bias or instinct — and a wrong hire costs more than the salary, dragging on morale, productivity and the efficiency of the whole organisation. Competency-based interviewing anchors selection in the applicant’s past actions and behaviour against the competencies the job actually requires, making hiring structured and defensible rather than speculative.
Is the training practical or theoretical?
Deliberately practical. Participants learn to develop interview questions from job competency needs and to run the full process — before, during and after the interview — then finish with live interviewing role-play, so they leave having practised the technique, not just heard about it.
Who should attend, and can it run in-house for our hiring managers?
It is designed for hiring managers across functions, HR and recruitment professionals, line managers who interview as part of their role, and team leads building interview capability. BIZENIUS delivers it in English and French, and an in-house edition can be tailored to your own roles and competency needs — dates, fees and quotations on enquiry.
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