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Telephone Interviews

<Position>

Applicant: Rater:

Start with greetings and an introduction of committee members. Welcome to the <Position> telephone interviews. (If members are absent…) <#> members are absent and we would like to record this conversation so they may listen to it later. Do we have your permission to do so? I’ve turned on the tape machine and once again, for the record, I need to confirm that we have your permission to record this.

Follow with reading a summary of the position. This position is a great opportunity to make a change in students’ lives. The <Department> is designed to assist students in obtaining a GED certificate and to assist them in pursuing their higher education. The <Position> administers the program fiscally and administratively.

1)What do you consider your most important accomplishments in the last positions you have held?

2)From your resume, I see that you have a ______degree. In what ways do you believe your education and training have prepared you for this position?

3)If you were hired for this job, in what areas could you contribute immediately?

4)What areas would you need additional training?

5)What experience have you had with public presentations?

6)Please describe your management style as a supervisor.

7)What experience do you have with federally funded education programs?

8)Please go into detail about your past professional experience with program development?

9)Please share what you know about the <program> and why you would like to work with it?

10)Option for any clarification or follow-up questions. (Only clarification or follow-up questions on the questions above.)

11)Do you have any questions for us?

Close with a summary of the process: reference checks, personal interview, etc. Let me explain the rest of our process. We have a few more telephone interviews to conduct. Based on the results of those, we will determine who to further evaluate which will entail calling references and inviting for an on-campus interview. We anticipate that we will invite several applicants for an on-campus interview. We should be able to notify you within a week or two whether you will be moved forward in the process.

a. If you are moved forward in the process, do we have your permission to contact your references?

b. May we contact other people that may come up in the reference check?

c. Is there anyone else that you would like to add as a reference?