How to interview candidates

With our advice and latest insights, you can conduct an interview and ask the right questions that confirm candidate experience and skills.

Tech talent recruitment strategies in the new age of skills-based hiring Our Senior Business Manager for Technology, Pete Elward, explains why skills-based hiring can be beneficial when recruiting tech roles, how to implement it successfully, and how tech talent can stand out in a skills-based market. ROBERT HALF 2025-12-03T10:11:00.000Z Management tips

How to evaluate interview answers and hire with confidence Improve your hiring process with a clear interview evaluation framework. See our interview evaluation sheet, learn how to analyse answers and use an interview assessment scoring system to hire the right candidate every time. ROBERT HALF 2025-08-11T07:00:00.000+01:00 Hiring tips

9 finance interview questions to help identify top talent Our recruitment experts share 9 basic questions for a finance interview to help you identify top talent according to current finance hiring trends. ROBERT HALF 2025-07-01T17:21:00.000+01:00 Management tips

Strategic second interview questions to ask candidates Discover strategic second interview questions to ask candidates. Learn how to conduct an effective second stage interview that assess fit, agility, and leadership potential. ROBERT HALF 2025-05-07T08:00:00.000+01:00 Hiring tips

15 examples of informal interview questions to bring out the best in candidates Our recruitment experts reveal everything there is to know about hosting an informal interview, plus 15 informal interview questions you can ask. ROBERT HALF 2024-10-02T09:42:00.000+01:00 Management tips

15 examples of strong competency-based questions and answers Test your candidates with 15 competency-based questions and answers. Our experts reveal how to formulate questions and assess the responses. ROBERT HALF 2024-08-05T00:00:00.000+01:00 Hiring tips

The top 10 interview questions you should be asking Robert half have compiled the top 10 questions to ask an interviewee to make sure you pick the right person for the job. Read more here. ROBERT HALF 2022-09-27T08:00:00.000+01:00 Hiring tips