How does an assessment interview work?
An assessment interview is divided into 3 phases: Introduction, discussion and conclusion.
A meeting usually lasts 1 hour. The discussion accounts for by far the largest part.
In the introductory phase, the participants and assessors introduce themselves and explain their roles and objectives, focusing on the efficient use of time. The discussion phase consists of a dynamic question-and-answer exchange in which the assessors check their assumptions and the participants give precise answers, supported by relevant documents. In the In the final phase, important points are summarized and feedback is given, whereby you as participants should actively address any misunderstandings.
The interview begins with a short round of introductions.
As a representative of the organization, you briefly explain who you are, what areas you work in and what roles you have.
The assessors then briefly explain what they are doing, what purpose they are pursuing and what happens to the findings from the interview. To anticipate this: Assessors try to gain useful insights for your further development from the discussion.
For this to succeed, the start should be as short as possible.
The main part of the time is used for discussions, which consist of the interplay of questions from the assessors and answers from the participants. Before the interview often hypotheses or assumptions were made. To ensure the correctness of the assumptions checkassessors usually draw up a list of questions. Da die Questions from the assessors are not in in advance are known in advance, you should be prepared for surprises. The questions are often “holistic” in the sense of business excellence. Specifically, assessors ask in particular about expectations, goals, plans and procedures, measurements and results as well as improvements based on Feedback.
As time is short, your answers should be as short and precise as possible. If necessary, you can also illustrate and support them with suitable documents. It is best to show existing documents or computer applications that you use in your day-to-day work. You are also welcome to submit any missing documents at a later date.
Sometimes assessors overlook topics that you can be particularly proud of. You are welcome to actively address this from your side.
The interview usually ends with a completely open discussion without a list of questions and a round of feedback on the interview. The assessors often summarize important findings.
If necessary, you should actively address and clear up any misunderstandings here.
