Don't confuse me with the facts - I've decided!
Featured in the Valuing Diversity at Work training manual
By Ken Birkett & Val Rowland
Category: Diversity
Credit price: 3 download credits (Single user)
It is easy to forget how biased and prejudiced we can be when communicating with others, whatever their status. All types of interview are relevant in this connection. For example, an appraisal interview must be concerned with the required objectives and not influenced by, say, appearance or sexual orientation. Similarly, a disciplinary interview must be conducted in an appropriate manner. A selection interview not only evaluates an applicant but also provides an image of the organisation.
The participants will first consider the aims of a selection interview and the responsibilities of the interviewer for ensuring fair treatment in the interview situation. The participants then go on to examine examples of bias and discrimination in interviews that can corrupt the recruitment and selection process. You then hold a feedback session and go on to explore the prerequisites of successful interviews. Finally, the participants look at what may need to be changed within their own organisation(s) to bring about fair treatment for all.
Who is it for: This training resource is intended for use by trainers to highlight important considerations to be taken into account when interviewing, participants look at what may need changing in their own organisations.
| Resource Type: | Activity |
| Min Group Size: | 4 |
| Max Group Size: | 12 |
| Typical Duration: | 02:00:00 |
| No of Pages: | 18 |
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Purpose: This training resource is intended for use by trainers as part of selection interviewing, or any other form of interview programme, as a means of discussing and explaining organisational policy or in grievance and disciplinary training.
Download the training activity, Don't confuse me with the facts - I've decided! as featured in the Fenman training manual; Valuing Diversity at Work