Interviewing Essentials Course: December Product Round-Up

Hiring the right candidate is more than just filling an open position—it’s about making a decision that aligns with your organization’s goals, culture, and needs. Yet, many hiring teams lack the training necessary to interview effectively, often relying on gut feelings or inconsistent methods.

To help solve this challenge, interviewstream has offered organizations access to our Interviewing Essentials course for several years through our interview builder tool.

We’re excited to announce the relaunch of our Interviewing Essentials course, now available for individual or organizational purchase, inside of our training center starting December 2024! This means you can now take and purchase this course as an individual OR organization without needing a license to interview builder (more below).

What Is the Interviewing Essentials Course?

The Interviewing Essentials course is a training course designed to equip hiring team members with structured interviewing techniques. Whether you’re a veteran interviewer, or just starting out, this course teaches you how to:

• Develop targeted interview questions that reveal a candidate’s capabilities and potential.
• Analyze candidate responses objectively to ensure fair and informed decision-making.
• Minimize unconscious bias to foster a more equitable hiring process.
• Conduct post-interview assessments that generate actionable insights and reduce costly hiring mistakes.

Why Structured Interviewing Matters

Studies show that structured interviewing can significantly improve hiring outcomes by reducing bias, increasing consistency, and helping hiring teams make better, data-backed decisions. With the Interviewing Essentials course, you’ll be empowered to transform your interviews and ensure every hire is a better fit for your organization’s unique needs.

Who Is the Course For?

The Interviewing Essentials course is ideal for:

• Hiring teams who want to improve the quality and consistency of their interviewing process.
• Recruiters and HR professionals seeking to align interviews with best practices and legal standards.
• Managers and team leads responsible for evaluating candidates.
• Organizations looking to train their team on better interviewing practices.

Whether you’re just starting to refine your hiring process or looking to level up your interview techniques, this course offers the tools you need to succeed.

What’s Inside the Course?

This 12-lesson program was developed by hiring professionals for hiring professionals. Each lesson includes content, quizzes, and additional resources to ensure viewers are prepared to apply these techniques in real-life scenarios. Topics covered include:

• The importance of structured interviewing
• Asking effective interview questions
• Probing techniques for deeper insights
• Avoiding ineffective and inappropriate questions
• Minimizing unconscious bias
• Conducting post-interview assessments

At the end of the course, participants will receive the HireBar Interviewing Certification ensuring they’ve completed the course with a passing grade.

Now Available for Individual and Organizational Purchase

Previously available only as part of our interview builder tool, the Interviewing Essentials course has been moved to our dedicated training site.
Starting in December 2024, this course will be available for purchase by individuals or organizations.
For organizations already using the Interviewing Essentials course, nothing will change and your link to access through interview builder will take you to the new course. Coming soon, we’ll make the course even easier to find by adding access links to our public website and within interviewstream’s core suite of products. This will ensure broader visibility and availability beyond the interview builder portal.

Ready to Elevate Your Interviewing Process?

Individuals can purchase access to the course from the training course page. Reach out to our team today for a custom quote for organization-wide access. Equip yourself—or your team—with the tools to make more informed, reliable, and top-tier hiring decisions.

About The Author

Drew Whitehurst is the Director of Marketing, RevOps, and Product Strategy at interviewstream. He's been with the company since 2014 working in client services and marketing. He is an analytical thinker, coffee enthusiast, and hobbyist at heart.