Candidate Report: First Interview

First Interview Feedback

Thank you for giving us your feedback on your first interaction with this church. This feedback will help us know where you are in the process with each candidate, and also help identify the next steps needed.

Your Name*
First Last
Church Name*
Date of First Interview*
Date Format: MM slash DD slash YYYY
Theology Fit*
On a scale of one to ten (one being the worst and ten being the best), how strong of a fit do you feel the church is for you theologically? Slide the circle to lock in your answer.
What areas of theological concern do you have?
What makes this church such a great fit?
Church Culture / DNA Fit*
On a scale of one to ten (one being the worst and ten being the best), how strong of a fit do you feel the church is for your personal culture and DNA preferences? Slide the circle to lock in your answer.
What areas of church culture or DNA concerns do you have?
What makes this church such a great fit?
Personality Fit*
On a scale of one to ten (one being the worst and ten being the best), how strong of a fit do you feel the church is for you personality-wise? Slide the circle to lock in your answer.
What areas of the church's personality concern you?
What makes this church such a great fit?
Skills / Experience Fit*
On a scale of one to ten (one being the worst and ten being the best), do you feel confident that you have the skills/abilities that this church is looking for? Slide the circle to lock in your answer.
What lack of skills/abilities cause you concern?
What makes this church such a great fit?
Chemistry Fit*
On a scale of one to ten (one being the worst and ten being the best), how strong of a 'chemistry' fit do you feel for the church and being a part of their team? Slide the circle to lock in your answer.
What concerns do you have about whether/how well you would fit on this church's staff team?
What makes this church such a great fit?
After this first interview, how are you feeling?*
What excites you the most about this church?
What open questions do you have if you are to move forward with this church?
Has the church communicated what they next step is from their standpoint?
So... what are you thinking? Are you excited and passionate about the role, or do you feel somewhat neutral or uninspired about moving forward with this ministry role?
What was identified during the interview that caused your interest level to decrease?
What can we help clarify for you?
If the church were to make you a great offer, how likely are you to accept?*
On a scale of one to ten (one being 'absolutely not' and ten being 'I absolutely would') how likely would you be to accept a job offer to join the staff at this church?
How serious are you about the prospect of relocating for this role?*
On a scale of one to ten (one being 'absolutely not' and ten being 'I absolutely would') how excited are you about the possibility of moving your family to this churchs location?
How concerned are you about the financial viability of this transition (salary, moving, mortgage costs, etc.)*
On a scale of one to ten (one being 'I'm not concerned at all' and ten being 'I'm concerned that this won't work at all financially') how much are finances around this move on your mind?
What other thoughts, ideas, or concerns do you have that we can help you with after this first interview?