Every organization finds the process of interview very stressful. There is no particular method yet to select the right candidate for the position vacant in your company, there are some simple steps to make your work easy.
Keep yourself prepared for interview in advance. You should know what you require for the particular job like responsibilities of job entails, the salary you suppose to offer, and many other information regarding the position available. Know basic things about the candidate, review resume, and make list of question which you need to ask while interview. Prepare both standard as well as specific questions. Your question should cover all the information related to their work history, candidates aptitude and skills needed for the job. This help th potential employers to compare different applicants who appeared for the interview. Reference should be checked before the interview.
Try to collect all relevant information while interview which you think is necessary for the position. Make the candidate feel comfortable and feel them free to answer your questions. Find out every possible information about the work history, past performance which gives you idea about his future performance.
Be aware of the questions you ask to that person, especially first few questions, in which the candidate is more concentrated. Write as many things as possible this will make easy for the employers to compare the applicants. And this will also help you to remember the each of them individually.
Act and look professionally while taking the interview. Employees do not get the feeling that you are taking them very lightly, then the interview will go waste. Dress yourself properly and prepare to answer the questions of your candidates about your company or any other information regarding the job.
Treat your candidates equally, fairly and politely. Standard question should be same of all the candidates and give equal time to all candidates. Ask only job related question and some general information about their life, don't ask too personal questions. Respect your applicant and avoid arguments. In case any argument take place then try to conclude it as early as possible.
Using the above guidelines you can select the right candidate for your company, because these things make your life easy.