Behavioural Interviews

In order to prevent potentially great employees from being over-looked, employers should conduct behavioural interviews.  Behavioural interviews reveal a candidates experience; they are based on the premise that past performance is the best predictor of future performance.  Behavioural questions say, "Prove it by giving me an example."  Instead of "Do you know how to ...?" or "What would you do if...?" it is "Describe for us a specific time when you ..." 

Identify the job's objective, responsibilities, key characteristics, and competencies, then create your questions ensuring they are job-related.  Finally, create both target answers and scoring scales for each question so you avoid basing your decision on first impressions.