You might feel you are under prepared, yes, even managers can have the same feelings of nervousness as the candidates you will be interviewing.

Questions such as have I prepared enough to interview these candidates and if you have had no formal training this and put more pressure on you and as such you will rush the interview just to not feel the pressure. Not only will this leave you not asking the candidate the detailed questions they need for both you to ensure the candidate is best fit or for the candidate to fully explain how and why their previous experience is a great fit for you both.

Often a manager will interview a candidate on their own and this could lead to misjudgements and so it is worthwhile and important that you enter the interview with another colleague, someone from HR perhaps to taken notes and guide you.

If a HR Manager is conducting the interview with no knowledge of the specifics of the jobs requirements other than posting the job description it is vital that a manager from the department the job is for is present at the interview.

Having the department manager present is to introduce them to the candidate and they can ask job specific questions.

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