[LeeH]

Review legal vs illegal interview questions before you get started. Ask open ended (ie not yes or no) questions then shut up and listen. "Tell me what you know about our company," is a good one. Lets you know if the applicants have done their homework.

I like brief practical skills tests if applicable. I helped interview for my replacement once. One applicant's resume said he had taught the software we used "at the college level." I was almost embarassed to ask him to demonstrate the handful of basic tasks on my list. He couldn't do any of them.