The structured interview is an assessment tool designed to measure the competencies/KSA's
of people applying for employment in your organization. It is designed to obtain
a sample of behaviors that demonstrate these competencies and that are important
to effective job performance.
Read the U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) report:
The
Federal Selection Interview: Unrealized Potential-A Report to the President and
the Congress
Alinea Group has created and implemented valid, competency/KSA based behavioral
structured interviews throughout the Federal government and private industry. Let Alinea Group help with the creation/validation as well as the implementation of structured interviews and structuered interview questions in your organization. If you have valid competencies or KSAs, we provide cutting edge and fun workshops on the implementation of structured interviews.
Objectives of the Structured Interview:
| • | Validity: The assessment measures what it claims to measure. |
| • | Reliable: Well-prepared interview content assists in accurate and consistent measurement. |
| • | Fairness: Standardized measurement of competencies that results in a fair and equitable process. |
| • | Practicality: Keeps interview focused and at a consistent length, typically one hour. |
| • | Defensibility: Retains the needed materials to justify your selection decisions. |
In a structured interview, interviewers follow a predetermined sequence of questions. Structure in the interview format ensures consistency across candidates to facilitate reliable and fair judgments.
Alinea Group has trained organizations as large as 75,000 and as small as eight in the development and implementation of
structured interviews, always with the same goal: Providing the best, customized tools to ensure hiring the right person, most practically, with the best potential for organizational performance.
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