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By the end of the session, you will…

• Understand and apply principles of leadership to support team members

You’re required to:Conduct interviews and process the outcomes

Principles of Leadership – Team Up

Set goal(s)

Identify starting point(s)

Close the gap

Measure progress

Pivot or Persevere

Engage

Develop

Brainstorm…

Why do we interview? What are we looking to assess?

Why interview?

• Values

• Mission

• Commitment

What interviews are NOT!

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KHMO14KuJk

The RIGHT way to conduct interviews

• Your interviews should be conversations, not interrogations!

• Your aim should be to put the interviewee at ease, and allow them to share what makes them a good candidate

Brainstorm:• Interview – who are we

looking for?• What questions do we

ask to help find them?

Bad interview questions - examples

• Misleading/irrelevant– What kind of music do you like?– If you were an animal, what animal would you

be?

• Vague/unfocused– Tell me about yourself.– What are your strengths/weaknesses?

• Exclusionary/adversarial– Which political party are you aligned with?– You’ve never worked with children before – how

do we know you’re up to it?

Good interview questions

• Why is social mobility important to you?

• What career/profession do you aspire to in the future, and how can Team Up help you with this?

• Is there a particular subject you’d like to specialise in?

Over to you!

Write 5 interview questions

Where and when interviews will be conducted?

• End of second week of October is when interviews MUST be completed

• Room booking information will be sent out later on

• If you book a time, stick to it!• Take detailed notes to feedback to

team

DBS Checks – IMPORTANT

• Formerly CRB checks, necessary for those working with children or vulnerable groups to undertake

• Each interview you arrange, ensure that the candidate brings THREE pieces of documentation with them

1. A valid passport2. A recent utility bill (issued in last 3

months)3. A photo driving licence

After the interview

• Input the passport number, driving licence number and address on utility bill into a secure spreadsheet – do this for each candidate

• When all your scheduled interviews are completed, send the spreadsheet to Evangeline at evangeline.kirupairajah@teamup.org.uk

• If you DO NOT do this, Rising Leaders will be prohibited by law from working with children unaccompanied