What this course covers
How to interview so the hire works out. Participants build a competency guide and run live practice interviews with feedback.
Who it is for
- Hiring managers
- HR and recruitment staff
- Interview panel members
What you will cover
1. Why interviews predict so poorly
Rapport, confidence and similarity mistaken for capability.
2. Defining the competency before the advert
Deciding what good looks like before you meet anyone.
3. Behavioural questioning
Past behaviour, probed properly, instead of hypotheticals.
4. Listening and probing
Getting past the rehearsed answer to what the candidate actually did.
5. Scoring and comparing
Evidence against criteria rather than a ranking by impression.
6. Bias in the room
The specific biases that operate in panels, and structural ways to reduce them.
How it runs
1 day / 7 hours, delivered live by the founder, on site at your premises anywhere in Malaysia or online for distributed teams. Content is tailored to your tools, your processes and the work your people already do.
HRD Corp claimable for eligible Malaysian employers.
Frequently asked
How much does Competency-Based Interviewing and Hiring cost in Malaysia?
This programme runs as a private, in-house cohort for your team, priced per engagement rather than per seat. Tell us the group size and format and we will send a quotation.
Is this course HRD Corp claimable?
Yes. Agile Visa Sdn Bhd is an HRD Corp Registered Training Provider, so this programme is HRD Corp claimable for eligible Malaysian employers, subject to your levy balance and HRD Corp approval of the grant application.
Who is this course for?
Hiring managers. HR and recruitment staff. Interview panel members.
How long is Competency-Based Interviewing and Hiring?
1 day / 7 hours, delivered live and instructor-led, on site at your premises or online.
Who delivers the training?
Prashant Shinde, founder of Agile Visa, an ICAgile accredited trainer and HRD Corp Accredited Trainer with 20+ years of delivery and 75,000+ professionals trained across 140+ countries.
Bring Competency-Based Interviewing and Hiring to your team
Private cohorts for your organisation, tailored to your sector. Tell us the group size and we will send a quotation.
Request a quoteLast reviewed 2026-08-24 by Prashant Shinde, Founder and Lead Trainer.