From Gut Feel to Great Hires: Competency-Based Interviewing That Works

HR Huddle - From Gut Feel to Great Hires: Competency-Based Interviewing That Works

The HR Huddle is excited to be able to offer you a FREE place at the next virtual meeting.

Date of seminar: Wednesday 3rd September 2025

Time of seminar: 2.00pm - 3.00pm

Location of the seminar: Virtual - via Zoom

Name of speaker: Angela Cripps - a globally experienced trainer, management consultant, executive coach, board advisor, mentor and performance specialist.

In today’s fiercely competitive talent market, the interview is more than just a conversation, it’s your business’s opportunity to attract, assess, and ultimately secure the best talent. Yet despite its critical importance, many Hiring Managers are left to navigate the interview process with little to no formal training.

Having spent over 35 years in the recruitment industry, Angela has seen firsthand how inconsistent, and often ineffective, interviewing practices can lead to poor hiring decisions, missed opportunities, and damaged employer brand.

This practical, interactive session is designed to change that.

Whether you’re in HR, talent acquisition, or a Hiring Manager yourself, this session will equip you with best-practice tools and techniques to confidently conduct structured, effective interviews , from the first booking to the final decision. You’ll gain a clear understanding of competency-based interviewing (CBI), learn how AI is shifting the hiring landscape, and discover how to create a positive candidate experience that reflects well on your brand.

What we’ll cover:

• The best-practice end-to-end interview process

• How and why competency-based interviews work

• The key skills to conduct an effective CBI

• The impact of AI on modern interviewing

• How to turn interviews into positive brand moments

• Live Q&A to address your real-world challenges

Key Takeaways:

1. Identify gaps in your current interview process

2. Evaluate the interviewing capabilities of your Hiring Managers

3. Collaborate, share challenges, and gain insight from peers

4. Leave with a practical, actionable plan to improve interviews in your business

Whether you’re here to sharpen your own skills or to develop those of your Hiring Managers, this webinar is your chance to create a more consistent, confident, and successful interview experience, one that helps you attract and select top talent every time.

Guest Speaker

Angela Cripps is a globally experienced trainer, management consultant, executive coach, board advisor, mentor and performance specialist who has been working within the recruitment industry for over 35 years.Her aim is to make companies more successful and profitable through the development of their people and processes. She has worked with over 300 companies in 18 different countries and her LinkedIn recommendations are a testament to the impact she can have on a business. Whether they are recruitment agencies, in-house recruiters or Hiring Managers of large organisations. Angela has recruited over 5,000 people herself during her recruitment career and trained and supported over 1,000 students to gain recruitment qualifications. Angela is the owner of the Recruiting Gym – a team of 12 industry experienced specialists who train, coach and consult across the globe with over 100 courses (online and classroom based) relevant to the recruitment industry. With client names such as Amazon, BUPA, William Grant & Sons, Recruit Group, Impellam Group, Pertemps and The Priory Group, so it's not just agencies that they support - it's anyone connected to the recruitment profession. Angela has written blog posts for other organisations such as UK Recruiter, Recruitment Juice, Boomerang Funding, bizcatalyst360 and Vincere and you’ll catch her on podcasts with Alison Humphries’ Recruitment Leadership, Firefish, Harnessing Happiness, ThinkInCircles, It’s the People, Stupid!, Recruit CRM, The Value Advantage, Leaderboard, and The TEAM Network whilst supporting the recruitment industry with hints, tips and techniques.

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