Interview Skills 1-Day Workshop | Newport News, VA

Get the lowdown on nailing your next interview with tips and tricks in this fun, one-day training!
About this Event

Event Details

Duration: 1-Day Practical Training (8 Hours)
Timing: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM (including breaks)
Location: Location shared via email ( Complete Address )
Format: Classroom Training (Virtual option available on request)
Language: English
Certificate: Course Completion Certificate
PDUs Awarded: 8 Professional Development Units
Contact: [email protected]

Event Description

Enhance your hiring capability with our Interview Skills 1-Day Training, designed to help professionals conduct structured, competency-based, and legally compliant interviews. This practical and interactive workshop equips participants with proven interviewing strategies, question planning techniques, rapport-building skills, active listening approaches, and evaluation methods to ensure hiring decisions are accurate, fair, and effective.

Whether you are a manager, HR professional, team leader, or supervisor, this programme will help you select the best candidates while avoiding common interviewing mistakes. The training is highly hands-on, featuring activities, simulations, and real-world scenarios to build confidence and interviewing mastery.

By the end of the workshop, you will be able to plan, conduct, and evaluate interviews using a logical, structured and professional approach.

Who Should Attend?

HR Managers & Recruiters
Hiring Managers & Team Leads
Supervisors involved in Interviews
Line Managers & Business Owners
Anyone who wants to master competency-based interviewing techniques

Key Learning Outcomes

By the end of this Interview Skills workshop, participants will be able to:

Conduct structured, competency-based interviews using the PRICE framework
Prepare question plans aligned with job competencies
Build rapport and create a professional interview experience
Identify and avoid interviewer biases and first-impression errors
Ask high-impact, job-related questions
Listen effectively and evaluate responses fairly
Manage interview closing expectations professionally
Score and evaluate candidates to select the best fit

Full-Day Training Agenda

Understanding the Selection Interview

What is a selection interview?
Introduction to competency-based interviewing
Benefits and limitations

Diversity, Fairness & Equality of Opportunity

Treating all candidates fairly
Avoiding bias and inappropriate questions

The PRICE Structure for Effective Interviewing

Overview of PRICE
Organizing interview behaviours using the PRICE model

Activity: PRICE Organization

Participants place 37 behaviour cards within the structure
Understanding the model deeply

Wrinkle Chaser Activity

Why poor preparation leads to poor interviews
How to avoid common pitfalls

The Selection Process

Interview as part of the overall selection strategy
Pre- and post-interview steps

Building an Effective Question Plan

Creating structured interview questions
Using templates for consistent evaluation

First Impressions & Rapport Building

Managing interviewer influence
Creating a positive candidate experience

Traffic Lights Activity – Question Types

Nine question types: which to use and avoid
Asking job-related, behavioural, and scenario-based questions

Effective Listening & Closing the Interview

Barriers to listening and how to overcome them
What to cover in the closing phase

Evaluation & Scoring + Wrap-Up

Using structured evaluation and scoring rubrics
Final Q&A and closing remarks

Training Features

Practical activities and interview simulations
PRICE interviewing model toolkit
Question plan templates
Real-world interview practice
Certificate of completion

Benefits of Attending

Improve hiring accuracy
Reduce recruitment mistakes
Create a fair, structured and professional interview process
Strengthen communication and listening skills
Build confidence in conducting interviews

🎓 Certification

All participants will receive a Certificate of Completion from LearneRRing, recognizing their achievement.

Exclusive OffersGroup Discounts:10% off for groups of 5-10 participants15% off for groups of 11-20 participants

Corporate & Team Training Available

Want this course delivered at your workplace or for your team? We offer customized onsite and virtual sessions for companies.📩 Email us at [email protected] for details.