Megan Ward
VFM1 Task 3
Interview..Strategy
The..structured..interviews..present..certain..benefits..when..selecting..the..can
didate..for..the..senior..programmer..position...Firstly,..they..make..examinatio
ns..to..guarantee..fairness..by..practicing..the..same..questions..to..all..the..peopl
e..for..the..given..vacancy...This..makes..the..results..of..the..interviews..to..be..m
ore..reliable..and..reduces..bias..in..the..evaluation..process..thus..making..it..fai
r...Second,..structured..interviews..mean..that..questions..are..related..to..the. . j
ob..and..centered..on..the..competencies..needed..in..the..position..of..a..senior..
programmer...These..interviews..help..in..understanding..the..candidates..rega
rding..the..requirements..that..are..expected..from..a..particular..job..by..effecti
vely..linking..questions..to..requirements..for..the..job.
A. . behavioral-
based. . interview. . question. . that. . could. . assess. . teamwork. . abilities. . is:. . ‘Do. . y
ou. . have. . an. . example. . of. . a. . technical. . problem. . that. . you. . solved. . together..
with. . a. . multicultural/group. . of. . people?. . What. . did. . you. . contribute. . to. . the..
process?’. . This. . question. . will. . make. . the. . applicant. . demonstrate. . how. . he/sh
e. . has..worked. . in. . a. . team,. . and. . what. . his/her. . role. . was. . among. . the. . team. .
members.. . It..also. . assesses. . their. . decision-
making. . skills. . and. . flexibility. . which. . are. . very..essential. . when. . working. . in. .
a. . remote. . environment.
Selection..Strategy
In..the..case..of..the..senior..programmer..position,..I..have..chosen..the..technic
al..skills..assessment..as..the..primary..way..of..selection...Holding..coding..tests
..or..some..project-
like..tasks..will..help..assess..the..candidates’..practical..knowledge..of..program
ming..languages..and..problem-
solving..skills..as..well..as..software..engineering..abilities...This..method..prod
uces..tangible..proof..of..a..candidate’s..aptitude..for..key..activities..on..the..job..
which..is..crucial..for..leading..new. . product..development..projects.
However,..I..propose..employing..the..behavioral..assessment..for..clinching..int
erpersonal..skills,..ability..to..work..in..a..team,..and..work..preferences...Such..te