Business outcome
More consistent interviews
Candidates are assessed through an agreed question and evidence framework.
Talent Search Service
Structured Interview Support
Unstructured interviews create uneven candidate experiences and make it difficult to compare evidence consistently across interviewers and applicants.
Business context
The priority behind the engagement.
Unstructured interviews create uneven candidate experiences and make it difficult to compare evidence consistently across interviewers and applicants.
Hiring processes requiring clear interview criteria, practical interviewer guidance and consistent evidence capture.
Overview
How the work comes together.
SPS Structured Interview Support helps organisations define what interviewers should assess, ask and record for a particular role or role family.
The service can include interview design, interviewer briefing, panel support and decision-calibration guidance, while the client retains appointment authority.
Who it is for
The leaders this supports.
For HR, talent and hiring leaders seeking more consistent, evidence-led interviews or stronger interviewer capability.
Search process
A structured search journey.
SPS aligns interview criteria with the role brief, develops behavioural and situational questions, defines probes and evidence indicators, and prepares the panel for consistent use.
Support can be delivered as design and briefing or extended to facilitated interview and decision-review assistance.
Assessment methodology
Assess beyond the CV.
Interview evidence is captured against agreed criteria using structured rating guidance. Interviewers are encouraged to distinguish evidence from assumption and document unresolved questions.
Scope & deliverables
Interview competency and criteria map
Structured question bank
Probes and evidence indicators
Interview rating guide
Panel briefing or practice
Decision-calibration support
Outcomes & measurement
Define progress. Measure what matters.
Business outcome
Stronger interviewer capability
Panel members understand how to probe, evaluate and record evidence.
Business outcome
Better decision traceability
Selection discussions use documented role-relevant evidence.
Success measure
Interview-framework adoption
Tracks use of approved questions and rating guidance.
Success measure
Evidence quality
Assesses completeness and relevance of panel notes.
Success measure
Panel confidence
Captures interviewer confidence in applying the approach.
SPS agrees assignment measures and evidence sources at mobilisation. Reporting focuses on brief alignment, process quality, relevant candidate evidence, milestones and stakeholder decisions rather than unsupported outcome claims.
Workforce alignment
Workforce pillars
- Workforce Acquisition
- Workforce Capability
Primary buyer
HR
Other relevant buyers: CHRO, Business Head, L&D
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