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Interview and Selection

Phone Interviews (read below)
Interview Committee (read below)
Schedule Interviews
Interview Questions
Interview Process
Talking to Non-selected Interviewees

Phone Interviews

You may need do a phone screen to obtain additional information from the candidates, or to reduce a large pool of well-qualified applicants to those you want to interview in person. You create a set of questions before you start and ask all candidates the same set of questions so you can compare responses. A good idea is to ask specific questions about technical skills and experience, why they are interested in this position and working for UCOP, and what salary they would be willing to accept. You want to determine whether the candidate is interested, qualified, available and willing to interview further. See the Telephone Interview Guide for suggestions.

Interview Committee

The Committee should include members whose knowledge and interest contribute positively to the outcome, a diverse set of members, and peers from outside your unit who know the position. You may want to meet with the interview committee shortly before the interviews to decide the number of candidates to recommend, discuss the proposed list of questions, and/or decide the logistics of the interview process, i.e., who will give an overview of the organization and where the position fits, and who will ask the questions. As closely as possible you should use the same interview format for all interviews.

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