Instructional Designer

Instructional Designer interview questions

Your future high-performer understands the importance of employee training and continuous learning. They can identify training needs, set educational goals and choose the best instructional methods. 

Top tips:

• Set assignments: During the hiring process, set role-relevant projects like asking them to develop an e-learning session. 
• Check their portfolio: Ask candidates to present a portfolio and explain how they designed their programs.
• Grow together: Hire candidates you can grow with by making sure their personal career goals align with your company's mission.
  

Problem solving interview questions

• What simulation activities would you develop to train sales teams?
• If you designed a short employee course for a new software, would you design separate courses for technical and non-technical staff? Why?
• How would you review and assess current training courses? 
• How would you make a theoretical course more fun?

Role-specific interview questions

• What’s your recording scripts experience? What software do you use?
• What’s your experience with Photoshop and Illustrator?
• How do you measure a program’s effectiveness?
• Describe your curriculum planning process. 

Behavioral interview questions

• Describe your most successful learning program and how it helped develop employee skills.
• Describe a time you taught instructors how to use an e-learning platform. How did you do it?
• How do you choose which tech to use and how to structure your content when you design a new course?
• Have trainees ever not understood your course? What happened?