Interview Selection tool

Date:______________________________
Position:___________________________Candidate Name:_____________________
Final assessment:
Criteria

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Questions

Experience/effectiveness/
Interpersonal skills

30

Strong oral communication

15

20

10

Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Evaluation
of delivery
of
responses
Question 4
Question 6
Question 5

10

Question 7

Question 3

10

Question 1

Knowledge of project
management techniques
Problem solving
Efficient task and time
management
Ability to handle pressure
and stress
Relevant knowledge to
company

Score

Total

Total:
Only to be used to distinguish top candidates in the event of similar
scores:
Professionalism

Overall
evaluation

Please ensure all additional notes are attached.

Circle the appropriate score and include relevant comments.

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Question 1:
How do you think our company aligns with your interests, values, and
career goals?
Probing questions:
1. Can you provide us with a clearer example of how that related
to Farnell?
Comments

Assessment criteria: Relevant knowledge to company

1 No mention or knowledge of Farnells values, environmental
sustainability, and/or community involvement
3 Knowledge of Farnells values, environmental sustainability,
and/or community involvement but does not align with
personal interests, values, and career goals
5 Knowledge of Farnells values, environmental sustainability,
and/or community involvement and aligns with personal
interests, values, and career goals

5
Total:

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/10

Question 2:
Please provide an example of a time when you worked as part of a
team. What was your role? What was your contribution to the team?
Probing questions: (if aspect missed, please ask appropriate question)
1. What was your role?
2. What was your contribution to the team?
Comments:

Assessment criteria:
1 - No example of teamwork
3 - Worked within a team, but contribution was minimal
5 Excellent example of working with a team with high levels of
contribution
Assessment: Experience working with a team

5
Total:

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/10

Question 3: Situational
You are leading an important project and your supervisor believes you are
doing a great job. So you are surprised when during a team meeting, John
accuses you of always giving Betty the best assignments. A critical dead line
is approaching how will you handle this situation?
Probing Questions:
Comments:

Assessment criteria:
1 Candidates response did not plan for long term success. They
discussed the issue in a personal not professional way. They fail to
keep up the motivation of the team.
3 Candidates response resolved the issue in a professional way and
they may reach their deadline.
5 Candidates response was professional and respectful, planned for
long term success, and motivated their team to reach their deadline.
Assessment: Effective teamwork

/10

Total:
Assessment: Ability to handle pressure and stress (relevant to response
above)

5
Total:

/5

Question 4: Behavioural
Tell us about a school or work related team project that you had to
coordinate or manage that was challenging.
Probing questions:
1. What was the outcome?
2. How did you overcome the challenges?
Comments:

Assessment criteria:
1 - Vague example provided
3 Example provided. No clear understanding of either
coordinating/managing projects or teamwork.
5- Understanding of working with a team. Understanding of
coordinating/managing projects or teamwork
Assessment: Experience working with a team

/10

Total:
Assessment: Knowledge of project management techniques

5
Total:

/10

Question 5:
Tell me about the most frustrating work experience you have ever
faced. How did you deal with the situation? What steps did you take to
improve the situation?
Probing questions: (to reiterate the question)
1. How did you deal with the situation?
2. What steps did you take to improve the situation?
Comments:

Assessment criteria: Problem solving

1 Disregard the situation.
3 Go directly to supervisor.
5 Approach situation in a respective way. Attempt to rectify the
situation. If required, report to supervisor.

5
Total:

/10

Question 6:
The following are a list of regular duties you will have to perform.
Please rank them in terms of importance:
1. Engaging and ensuring participation of all key project
stakeholders
2. Monitoring, tracking and reporting on the project
3. Conducting an orderly, systematic evaluation of the project.
Probing questions:
No probing question needed.
Comments:

Assessment criteria:
Assessment: Knowledge of project management techniques
1 Does not fall within listing order
3 Ranked number 1 in the right spot
5 Put in correct order (1, 2, 3)

5
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10

Question 7
Tell me about a time you had to work on several projects at one. How
did you handle this?
Probing questions:
1. How did you handle this?
Comments:

Assessment criteria
Assessment: Efficient task and time management
1 Situation they give you is irrelevant
3 They give you a situation, not a clear example of how they
handled it
5 They fully answered the question

5
Total:

/10

Evaluation of overall delivery of responses:

Assessment of oral communication:
1 Use of slang and/or inapposite language
3 Moderate amount of informalities within speech
5 Clear use of the English language, good sentence structure
and verbalization of thoughts.

/15

Total:

Only to be used to distinguish top candidates in the event of similar

scores:
Professionalism:
1 Lack of business dress, not punctual, and ineffective nonverbal communication
3 Two of the three: Business dress, punctual, and effective nonverbal communication
5 Business dress, punctual, and effective non-verbal
communication

5
Total:

Additional comments:

/5