The interview Panel (list and justify the persons on the selection interview panel)

Interview type:
Behavioural interview; to judge how well the applicant performs in some specific situations and to develop an idea of applicant’s typical behaviour patterns

Objectives of interview:
The objectives of this interview are to assess candidate’s personality and behaviour and their suitability for the job position as a finance manager. To also have a better idea of applicant ability on decision making on some of daily tasks situations that one will have to make such as providing excellent customer service. In addition, this interview will also allow us to understand on candidate’s ability on communication skill as the job requires one to be highly involved with high communications.
Members on the Interview Panel selected:
1. Senior Finance Manager
2. Vice president of Human Resource Officer
3. Customer Service Officer
Interview Panel member 1: Senior finance manager
Responsibilities:
• To assess candidates on the job suitability as a finance manager
• Mainly about past experience within the field of a finance manager or finance related industry.
• As a finance manager, candidate will directly report to you on his performance in daily tasks.
• Based on candidate’s formal qualifications, test him on his knowledge and skills for the job.
• Questions will mainly base on the suitability of the candidate to perform in his daily job and past experience in related industries.
Questions to ask candidate:
1. How many years of accounting/similar job related experience do you have previously?
2. How familiar are you with budget and resource management funds?
3. Did u ever face difficulties in meeting financial reporting obligations in relation to contracts?


Interview Panel member 2: Vice President of Human Resource Officer
Responsibilities:
• Your role in this interview is to understand more about candidate’s career plans and future developments they may have in mind.
• Also to understand how well the candidate understands about the job scope as a finance manager.
Questions to understand about candidates’ future career achievements and developments:
1. What are your long terms or short terms career goals?
2. What kinds of responsibilities do you foresee to achieve in your next job as a finance manager?

Interview Panel member 3: Customer Service Relations Officer
Responsibilities:
• Emphasize in organisational objectives to candidates so that they will know what to expect.
o Providing customer satisfactions
o Emphasis on team management
• Understand if candidate is suitable for the nature of the job in terms of communication skills.
• To assess candidate ability on decision making and various task management.
Questions to understand candidate suitability to providing service:
1. Describe some situations when you faced unsatisfied customer service. How did you deal with the issue?
2. Tell me about some of the group events you had to get cooperation from. What did you do?
3. Discuss about handling several tasks at one point of time and how you coped with stress?