The Hidden Purpose Of Interviewing - External Validation - Part 1

Interviewing must not only select the right candidate, but also build organizational trust through a fair, known, challenging, and respectful process.

Everyone understands that the primary purpose of interviewing is selecting the right candidate. And interviewing is the best process we know of to do that. But that’s not all interviews are supposed to do. They’re also supposed to confer upon hired candidates the trust of the organization. A process that is trusted by all will lead to faster effectiveness for the newly hired candidate. That’s why it’s should be a fair, known, challenging, and respectful process.