If you’re trying to fill a job in your non profit organization, an interview is a vital step in finding the right candidate. It is important to collect all the important information you can from an interview and use it to make an informed hiring decision. When interviewing for a job in the non profit arena, we recommend:
- Taking notes: Take a few notes to help you remember facts and impressions after the interview.
- Build rapport: Provide a supportive and friendly environment that will allow the non profit job candidate to share information.
- Listen: Actively concentrate on what the candidate is saying both verbally and non verbally.
- Questioning: Ask different types of questions, including:
- Open ended: Questions aimed at allowing the candidate to provide facts and information, describe and express opinions.
- Closed: Questions which require only yes or no answers.
- Double-Headed: Asking two or more questions at one time.
- Self-Assessment: Questions used for the candidate to assess their past performance and qualities.
- Probing: Follow up questions to probe a particular area in more depth.
Interviewing tips for jobs in non profits
When interviewing a candidate for a job in your non profit organization, keep in mind the types of questions that should not be asked, such as direct or indirect questions relating to:
- Race, color, sex, national origin, age
- Political or religious opinions
- Disabilities, illness, or disease
- Workers' compensation history, arrest record, garnishment records, filed grievances or discrimination claims
- Marital status, dependents, and family plans
- Physical characteristics
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