Recruitment Interview Skills:

This one-day training course is designed to provide line managers with the knowledge and skills required to conduct effective competence-based interview assessments at all levels within Natural England.

Important Information

Due to strategic assignments and the need to balance teams across Natural England, we’re prioritising applicants who will be involved in recruiting for growing teams or those with high turnover.

Please consider whether this applies to you before booking a place.

This information will be captured through the qualifying questions during the booking process.

The learning content covers

You will learn how to:

• Meet legal and inclusion requirements
• Prepare for interviews
• Conduct and score interviews
• Provide feedback to candidates

Workshop objectives

By the end of the course, you will understand how to:

• Prepare for competency-based interviews
• Structure inclusive, capability-based assessments
• Design effective question sets
• Recognise and manage bias in recruitment
• Adjust the selection process to accommodate the needs of diverse candidates
• Maintain consistent notes and give structured, constructive feedback

What to Expect

• Delivery: Virtual via Microsoft Teams
• Participation: participants are strongly recommended to turn on their cameras and mute microphone to get the most from the day

• Pre-course reading: Sent with your invite – essential to complete
• Facilitation: PowerPoint-led sessions with group discussions
• Breakout rooms: Regular group work throughout the day
• Accessibility: Compatible with screen readers
• Afternoon session: Involves role play activities- designed to put the learning into practice, this includes questioning and listening techniques
• Breaks: Scheduled throughout the day

Course Pre - work

• Time required: 2 hours
• Purpose: Ensures all participants start with the same knowledge base
• Benefit: Maximises time for practical skill development during the course

Attendance Guidelines

• Check availability before booking – this is a high-demand course.
• Cancel promptly if you can no longer attend, to allow others to take your place.
• Non-attendance incurs a cost to NE and it may prevent others colleagues from attending.

• Line managers will be notified of any non-attendance.

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