INSTRUCTIONS Complete the provided Interview Guide Template. At the end of the template you are asked to answer some short questions. In your responses include at least 3 scholarly sources (published within the last 5 years) and the textbook. BACKGROUND You are an HR manager providing an interview guide for the line managers at your company to complete their own interviews.

INTERVIEW GUIDE ASSIGNMENT TEMPLATE Job title: [Title of job you are hiring for] Brief job description: [Provide two - three sentences about the primary responsibilities of the job and what position the job will report to.] Key Competencies/Skills: [Identify 5 critical competencies or skills needed for success in the job. For each competency provide a brief definition.] Example: Financial Reporting: o Proficiency in preparing balance sheets and cash flow statements Competency 1: [Name of Competency] o [Brief definition of the competency] Competency 2: [Name of Competency] o [Brief definition of the competency] Competency 3: [Name of Competency] o [Brief definition of the competency] Competency 4: [Name of Competency] o [Brief definition of the competency] Competency 5: [Name of Competency] o [Brief definition of the competency] Interview Questions: [Develop 2 questions per key competency. One question should be situational and one should be behavioral/experiential] Example: Competency 1: Financial Reporting o Question 1 (Behavioral): Walk me through a time when you prepared quarterly financial statements; what steps did you take to ensure they aligned with GAAP standards? o Question 2 (Situational): Imagine you are preparing monthly financial statements and you notice the money listed on the bank statement doesn't align with the sales deposits by a significant amount. What would you do?

BUSI 642 Page 2 of 3 Competency 1: [Name of Competency] o Question 1 (Behavioral): [Add behavioral question related to the competency] o Question 2 (Situational): [Add situational question related to the competency] Competency 2: [Name of Competency] o Question 1 (Behavioral): [Add behavioral question related to the competency] o Question 2 (Situational): [Add situational question related to the competency] Competency 3: [Name of Competency] o Question 1 (Behavioral): [Add behavioral question related to the competency] o Question 2 (Situational): [Add situational question related to the competency] Competency 4: [Name of Competency] o Question 1 (Behavioral): [Add behavioral question related to the competency] o Question 2 (Situational): [Add situational question related to the competency] Competency 5: [Name of Competency] o Question 1 (Behavioral): [Add behavioral question related to the competency] o Question 2 (Situational): [Add situational question related to the competency] Support: [Write 2-3 p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h-s on each of the three questions below. Support your work with at least two scholarly sources (published in the last 5 years) and the textbook. Include in-text cites as you would in a formal paper] Job Descriptions: [How do well-defined job descriptions affect an organization's goals?] Comptencies: [Explain key considerations an HR professional should take to ensure that competencies are valid and reliable]

BUSI 642 Page 3 of 3 Interview questions: [Distinguish between behavioral and situational interview questions. Explain when an organization may prefer one over the other. Apply to the role you picked in the template above] References [Reference list in current edition of A-P-A]

Interviewing Candidates Assignment Resources

https://www.proquest.com/docview/2882353900?sourcetype=Trade%20Journals

https://econtent.hogrefe.com/doi/10.1027/1866-5888/a000361