Directing the personnel search part III: preliminary interviews

Purpose – This article's purpose is to outline what goes into a well‐done library personnel preliminary interview. Design/methodology/approach – The article discusses the elements and considerations involved in orchestrating preliminary interviews and then gives a suggested outline for them. Findings – The article finds that preliminary interviews can be designed to run smoothly and offer both the interviewers and interviewees the chance to elicit the information they need. Originality/value – The value of the article is to help the leader design preliminary interviews that are constructive and move the search process along.