Lothian Young Enterprise Company Interview

Company Name

School

Interviewers

Overall Score (100)

Approx. numbers for awards night

Introduction

Introduce yourselves as interviewers and ask them to introduce themselves

Note: did you need to probe to find out company name, school, product/service, titles, names?

5 points

Tell us about how you set up your company and selected your product/service

Probe: look for information on allocation of roles, selection of product/service, fundraising

How did they approach this, what did they do, what would they do differently now, what did they learn.

15 points

What has been your highlight & why?

Probe: what was the highlight, why was that so important/rewarding, what did you learn for this?

15 points

Tell us about a problem you faced and how you resolved it.

Probe: what was the situation, what were you trying to achieve, what did you do, what was the outcome, what would you do differently/what did you learn

15 points

Tell us about how you set the price of your product/service?

Note: did the know their prices/cost/profit

Probe: how did they pick a price, did they have offers or change the price at all why? looking back did they feel they picked the right price/would they have done anything differently.

15 points

Tell us about an important decision your company had to make.

Probe: What was the decision, why was this so important, how did you make your decision, what was the outcome/what did you learn

15 points

What piece of advice would you give to next years YES company?

5 points

Summary Notes/Comments on Interview

Development behavioursPoorAverageExcellentPositive behaviours

Hesitant, lacks confidence when talking(e.g. Mumbles, stumbles over words)123Confident, non-hesitant and articulate(e.g. Wide ranging vocabulary)

Speaks too fast or too slowly (e.g. Waiting for next word, or asking them to repeat because too fast to understand)123Talks at an appropriate pace(e.g. Candidate is able to hold listeners attention)

Uses words and phrases somewhat inappropriate for the situation (e.g. slang or swearing)123Uses appropriate words/phrases(e.g. Professional business language, language suitable for interview)

Shows irritation or discomfort with the situation(e.g. Aggressive or dismissive of questions asked by call handler)123Stays polite and patient throughout the discussion

Vague or evasive when answering questions(e.g. Will not give specifics when probed)123Speaks clearly and answers call handlers questions directly(e.g. Provides detail and specific examples)

Communications Score:

15 points

Overall Score

100 points