How to conduct a job interview: 6 key mistakes to avoid

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Mistakes to avoid when conducting a job interview: insights from a family business CEO
In this video, I'll discuss:
- The basic structure of how to conduct a successful interview
- Examples and learnings from my experience as a family business CEO
- 6 things to avoid when conducting an interview
- How to succeed as a leader and hiring the best team
By sharing these insights, my goal is to help those of you who might be in a similar position. Whether you're new to leadership or looking to improve your interviewing skills, this advice can guide you in finding the best people for your team.
If you find this video helpful, please like, subscribe, and share your thoughts in the comments below. Let's embark on this journey of effective leadership together!
Johannes Gemmingen is a family business entrepreneur
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0:00 Intro
2:31 Extreme example of interview gone wrong
3:50 Setting the scene: getting into the mindset of the interview
4:38 How to structure the interview
9:25 Avoid being ill-prepared by budgeting time
11:05 Avoid asking random questions by having a structure
11:54 Avoid forgetting to take notes by having a template sheet prepared for each candidate
13:21 Avoid conducting an interview that does not fit the culture by doing something that is on-brand
15:09 Avoid steaming ahead as the boss by letting your colleagues take the lead
16:15 Avoid asking closed questions by preparing open questions beforehand
18:15 Closing remarks and motivation
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[@andreasgermering]

Hire slow, fire fast. Finding A level players for your team is very hard, especially for the first employees. Thanks for this guide on how to approach interviewing and hiring people. Managers should be more like you and take their time reviewing a candidate instead of hiring the person with the most impressive profile on paper.

[@JohannesGemmingen]

Another great saying to live by… thanks for sharing!

[@philipppolack5386]

I think it is very important in the startup world to be aware of everything you said in this video. Especially young people getting together and having some success as entrepreneurs should watch this prior to starting their growth on a personell level as many will be prone to make mistakes like the ones mentioned the “avoid section” of this video. To anyone in the interviewer position I can only recommend to rewatch and internalise this.

[@JohannesGemmingen]

Thank you that’s a good point re the startup world 🚀