[IPAC-List] Time for Situational Interview Questions

[keith.poole at phoenix.gov]

Maybe we are stingy but our typical panel interview format is 7 - 8 
questions, plus closing, in 30 minutes.  That includes manager positions 
(if anything, the managers go shorter).  We may go longer if it's a final 
interview or for public safety promotionals, but even then it's probably 
no more than 45.  Maybe it's just the reality of our political environment 
and management team...they want it succinct and convincing, with 1 or 2 
good examples, without any fluff.  After years of facilitating 
deliberations, it's rarely the case that the candidates that do best even 
take the full 30, or rush to finish in 30.   Note that we don't score or 
rank applicants, or even ask for a specific # to move forward.  At the end 
of the day, we ask the panel to discuss each candidate and reach consensus 
on who should move forward in the process, and document the reasons why. 
There is usually a natural break at around 2-4 candidates out of 8-10 
interviewed.  We don't have to nit pick about "that was a 5 point 
response", "no, that was a 6."

Keith Poole
Human Resources Supervisor
City of Phoenix HR Department
135 N 2nd Ave
Phoenix, AZ  85003
Phone: (602) 262-7140
Fax: (602) 495-5498
Email:  keith.poole at phoenix.gov



Dennis Doverspike <dennisdoverspike at gmail.com> 
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Following up on the recent discussion, does anyone have any benchmarks or 
recommendations as to how many good situational or behavioral interview 
questions can be asked per hour (and answered of course) or put another 
way - how many minutes per question? 

Does it vary by the complexity of job? So is the time longer for 
managerial jobs? I would tend to guess so but not sure.

-- 
Dennis Doverspike, PhD., ABPP
Licensed Psychologist, #3539 (OHIO)
Independent Consultant
Professor of Psychology, University of Akron
dennisdoverspike at gmail.com

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