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title: Interview Checklist
description: Enhance your recruitment process with our interview checklist, designed to improve candidate assessment and ensure better long-term hiring decisions.
---

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# Tips for Preparing & Running a Successful Recruitment Interview

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A practical recruitment interview guide designed to help businesses improve candidate assessment,  
reduce hiring risk, and make better long-term hiring decisions.

- Pre-meeting preparation
- Review the CV carefully and highlight any unexplained gaps
- Prepare a set of competency-based interview questions
- Assess progression, stability, and reasons for leaving previous roles.
- Understand what the candidate knows about your business
- Clarify expectations of the role and company

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