I have seen the same thing happening in recruitment for marketing roles. Totally unscripted interviews often leads to suboptimal results in terms of the quality of the candidate and their fit for the role. Made this mistake firsthand before devising my own process of hiring.
And the process I follow is based on having an exhaustive list of questions covering all areas of the role but during the interview if something else comes up, I don’t mind pursuing that and going unscripted. It often helps me add more questions to my list so my list of questions keeps improving.
I’ve been following this process for last couple of years and the structured process has helped me hire some of the best people I had the privilege of working with. Also, I feel more confident that I’m hiring the right candidate. But of course, there could be an element of bias in there.
Side point - I’ve just finished a SEO hiring guide that covers my whole process of hiring an SEO person (both junior and senior roles). Will be publishing that in the next 4-5 days. If anyone is interested in purchasing a copy, my email is in the bio.
And the process I follow is based on having an exhaustive list of questions covering all areas of the role but during the interview if something else comes up, I don’t mind pursuing that and going unscripted. It often helps me add more questions to my list so my list of questions keeps improving.
I’ve been following this process for last couple of years and the structured process has helped me hire some of the best people I had the privilege of working with. Also, I feel more confident that I’m hiring the right candidate. But of course, there could be an element of bias in there.
Side point - I’ve just finished a SEO hiring guide that covers my whole process of hiring an SEO person (both junior and senior roles). Will be publishing that in the next 4-5 days. If anyone is interested in purchasing a copy, my email is in the bio.