Interview training for challenging staff appraisals

Practical workshop for HR managers

This training is held in German.
Nobody likes to have difficult staff appraisals. This makes it all the more important that you prepare for them in a targeted manner. Use systematic interview preparation and interview management to achieve your goal and motivate contacts even in challenging situations. With the help of tools, argumentation strategies and background knowledge, you will strengthen your ability to do justice to Employees AND managers in critical appraisal interviews and develop more inner confidence.

Contents

Why are many staff appraisals so difficult?

  • Assessing contacts : appropriate reactions to different behavior of the parties involved in the conversation.
  • Dealing constructively with emotional contacts.

Actively managing difficult conversations as an HR manager

  • Go into the conversation, stay in the lead.
  • convince contacts respectfully.
  • Radiating confidence: Dealing with your own emotions.
  • Consider body language.
  • Recognize objections, attacks, evasive maneuvers and answer them confidently.

More security in critical staff appraisals

  • Systematic interview preparation and follow-up.
  • Bringing structure to difficult conversations.
  • Argumentation strategies for different types of HR conversations.
  • Conflict as an opportunity - gaining clarity and working out options for action.
  • Conversation techniques for discussions with managers and Employees.

My role as HR manager

  • Clarity of your own position vis-à-vis internal clients.
  • Clarification of the assignment and preparation for the meeting with the manager.
  • At eye level with managers.

Solution approaches for challenging HR discussions (incl. checklists)

  • The appropriate design of HR discussions, e.g. discussions about suspected addiction/behavior, criticism, warning and separation discussions, discussions within the framework of company integration management (BEM).

This training is all about your practical cases. Take the opportunity to reflect on and practise these with the trainer and colleagues !

Learning environment

In your online learning environment, you will find useful information, downloads and extra services for this qualification measure after you have registered.

Your benefit

  • You will become more confident in dealing with difficult personnel discussions.
  • You will get to know your conversational behavior in difficult conversations better and learn how to optimize it through feedback from experts .
  • You will learn how to keep a better grip on a difficult conversation and manage it in a targeted manner.
  • You learn to manage the triangular situation with managers and Employees more clearly.
  • You will receive checklists and actionable recommendations for your everyday discussions.
  • You will practise challenging HR discussions.
  • You have the opportunity to reflect on and train your own cases.

Methods

In-person events
  • Simulations and exercises to optimize your communication skills.
  • Processing of your real cases to ensure knowledge transfer.
  • Personal feedback to further develop your communication style.
  • Structured experts to deepen your knowledge.
Live online events
  • Simulations and exercises to optimize your communication skills.
  • Processing of your real cases to ensure knowledge transfer.
  • Personal feedback to further develop your communication style.
  • Structured experts to deepen your knowledge.
The following third-party tool can be used in the event:

Recommended for

HR manager, personnel officers and HR managers who want to improve their interviewing skills for difficult personnel interviews. Basic knowledge of communication and interviewing should be available.

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Attendees comments

"I really liked the extensive exercise options and the strong practical relevance."

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K+S Aktiengesellschaft, Kassel

"The lecturer dealt with each topic individually, very close to practice, very easy to apply."

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Osborne Clarkw Attorneys Tax Advisors

"Great content and high competence of the trainer - really great 2 days!!!"

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Sirtex Germany Holding GmbH

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Seminar evaluation for "Interview training for challenging staff appraisals"

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9658
€ 1.490,- plus VAT
2 days
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33349
€ 1.490,- plus VAT
2 days
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26.06.2025
Cologne
Booking number: 9658
€ 1.490,- plus VAT.
€ 1,773.10 incl. VAT.
Venue
Best Western Plus Hotel Köln City
Best Western Plus Hotel Cologne City
Innere Kanalstraße 15, 50823 Cologne
Room rate: € 133,81 plus VAT.
Arrival via Deutsche Bahn
Train tickets to this event starting at € 51,90.
Days & Times
2 days
Limited number of participants

Thursday, 26.06.2025

09:30 am - 5:30 pm

Friday, 27.06.2025

08:30 am - 4:00 pm

Fee includes
The participation fee includes
  • one joint lunch per full seminar day,
  • Catering during breaks and
  • extensive working documents.
The participant will settle the hotel accommodation costs directly with the hotel. You will find a reservation form for hotel bookings in your learning environment.
Transfer coaching bookable
2 hours of transfer coaching - live and online with your trainer ensures that you can put what you have learnt into practice in your day-to-day work.
If you book at the same time as your training, you save 10 % on the price of the transfer coaching of € 390,- excl.
30.06.2025
Stuttgart
Booking number: 9658
€ 1.490,- plus VAT.
€ 1,773.10 incl. VAT.
Venue
Parkhotel Messe-Airport
Parkhotel Messe-Airport
Filderbahnstrasse 2, 70771 Stuttgart
Room rate: € 140,22 plus VAT.
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Monday, 30.06.2025

09:30 am - 5:30 pm

Tuesday, 01.07.2025

08:30 am - 4:00 pm

Fee includes
The participation fee includes
  • one joint lunch per full seminar day,
  • Catering during breaks and
  • extensive working documents.
The participant will settle the hotel accommodation costs directly with the hotel. You will find a reservation form for hotel bookings in your learning environment.
Transfer coaching bookable
2 hours of transfer coaching - live and online with your trainer ensures that you can put what you have learnt into practice in your day-to-day work.
If you book at the same time as your training, you save 10 % on the price of the transfer coaching of € 390,- excl.
18.08.2025
Munich/Eching
Booking number: 9658
€ 1.490,- plus VAT.
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Venue
Olymp Munich
Olymp Munich
Wielandstraße 3, 85386 Munich/Eching
Room rate: € 118,45 plus VAT.
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Monday, 18.08.2025

09:30 am - 5:30 pm

Tuesday, 19.08.2025

08:30 am - 4:00 pm

Fee includes
The participation fee includes
  • one joint lunch per full seminar day,
  • Catering during breaks and
  • extensive working documents.
The participant will settle the hotel accommodation costs directly with the hotel. You will find a reservation form for hotel bookings in your learning environment.
Transfer coaching bookable
2 hours of transfer coaching - live and online with your trainer ensures that you can put what you have learnt into practice in your day-to-day work.
If you book at the same time as your training, you save 10 % on the price of the transfer coaching of € 390,- excl.
14.10.2025
Live-Online
Booking number: 33349
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€ 1,773.10 incl. VAT.
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Tuesday, 14.10.2025

09:30 am - 5:30 pm

Wednesday, 15.10.2025

08:30 am - 4:00 pm

Transfer coaching bookable
2 hours of transfer coaching - live and online with your trainer ensures that you can put what you have learnt into practice in your day-to-day work.
If you book at the same time as your training, you save 10 % on the price of the transfer coaching of € 390,- excl.
24.11.2025
Hamburg
Booking number: 9658
€ 1.490,- plus VAT.
€ 1,773.10 incl. VAT.
Venue
Boston Hotel Hamburg
Boston Hotel Hamburg
Missundestr. 2, 22769 Hamburg
Room rate: € 139,24 plus VAT.
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Monday, 24.11.2025

09:30 am - 5:30 pm

Tuesday, 25.11.2025

08:30 am - 4:00 pm

Fee includes
The participation fee includes
  • one joint lunch per full seminar day,
  • Catering during breaks and
  • extensive working documents.
The participant will settle the hotel accommodation costs directly with the hotel. You will find a reservation form for hotel bookings in your learning environment.
Transfer coaching bookable
2 hours of transfer coaching - live and online with your trainer ensures that you can put what you have learnt into practice in your day-to-day work.
If you book at the same time as your training, you save 10 % on the price of the transfer coaching of € 390,- excl.
12.01.2026
Frankfurt a. M.
Booking number: 9658
€ 1.490,- plus VAT.
€ 1,773.10 incl. VAT.
Venue
relexa hotel Frankfurt/Main
relexa hotel Frankfurt/Main
Mertonviertel / Lurgiallee 2, 60439 Frankfurt a. M.
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Limited number of participants

Monday, 12.01.2026

09:30 am - 5:30 pm

Tuesday, 13.01.2026

08:30 am - 4:00 pm

Fee includes
The participation fee includes
  • one joint lunch per full seminar day,
  • Catering during breaks and
  • extensive working documents.
The participant will settle the hotel accommodation costs directly with the hotel. You will find a reservation form for hotel bookings in your learning environment.
Transfer coaching bookable
2 hours of transfer coaching - live and online with your trainer ensures that you can put what you have learnt into practice in your day-to-day work.
If you book at the same time as your training, you save 10 % on the price of the transfer coaching of € 390,- excl.
11.03.2026
Cologne
Booking number: 9658
€ 1.490,- plus VAT.
€ 1,773.10 incl. VAT.
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Best Western Plus Hotel Köln City
Best Western Plus Hotel Cologne City
Innere Kanalstraße 15, 50823 Cologne
Room rate: € 133,81 plus VAT.
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Wednesday, 11.03.2026

09:30 am - 5:30 pm

Thursday, 12.03.2026

08:30 am - 4:00 pm

Fee includes
The participation fee includes
  • one joint lunch per full seminar day,
  • Catering during breaks and
  • extensive working documents.
The participant will settle the hotel accommodation costs directly with the hotel. You will find a reservation form for hotel bookings in your learning environment.
Transfer coaching bookable
2 hours of transfer coaching - live and online with your trainer ensures that you can put what you have learnt into practice in your day-to-day work.
If you book at the same time as your training, you save 10 % on the price of the transfer coaching of € 390,- excl.
08.04.2026
Live-Online
Booking number: 33349
€ 1.490,- plus VAT.
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Wednesday, 08.04.2026

09:30 am - 5:30 pm

Thursday, 09.04.2026

08:30 am - 4:00 pm

Transfer coaching bookable
2 hours of transfer coaching - live and online with your trainer ensures that you can put what you have learnt into practice in your day-to-day work.
If you book at the same time as your training, you save 10 % on the price of the transfer coaching of € 390,- excl.
01.06.2026
Berlin
Booking number: 9658
€ 1.490,- plus VAT.
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Venue
centrovital Hotel
centrovital Hotel
Brauereihof 6, 13585 Berlin
Room rate: € 127,84 plus VAT.
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Monday, 01.06.2026

09:30 am - 5:30 pm

Tuesday, 02.06.2026

08:30 am - 4:00 pm

Fee includes
The participation fee includes
  • one joint lunch per full seminar day,
  • Catering during breaks and
  • extensive working documents.
The participant will settle the hotel accommodation costs directly with the hotel. You will find a reservation form for hotel bookings in your learning environment.
Transfer coaching bookable
2 hours of transfer coaching - live and online with your trainer ensures that you can put what you have learnt into practice in your day-to-day work.
If you book at the same time as your training, you save 10 % on the price of the transfer coaching of € 390,- excl.
21.07.2026
Stuttgart
Booking number: 9658
€ 1.490,- plus VAT.
€ 1,773.10 incl. VAT.
Venue
Mövenpick Hotel Stuttgart Messe&Congress
Mövenpick Hotel Stuttgart Messe&Congress
Flughafenstraße 43, 70629 Stuttgart
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Tuesday, 21.07.2026

09:30 am - 5:30 pm

Wednesday, 22.07.2026

08:30 am - 4:00 pm

Fee includes
The participation fee includes
  • one joint lunch per full seminar day,
  • Catering during breaks and
  • extensive working documents.
The participant will settle the hotel accommodation costs directly with the hotel. You will find a reservation form for hotel bookings in your learning environment.
Transfer coaching bookable
2 hours of transfer coaching - live and online with your trainer ensures that you can put what you have learnt into practice in your day-to-day work.
If you book at the same time as your training, you save 10 % on the price of the transfer coaching of € 390,- excl.
10.09.2026
Hamburg Bergedorf
Booking number: 9658
€ 1.490,- plus VAT.
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H4 Hotel
H4 Hotel
Holzhude 2, 21029 Hamburg Bergedorf
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Thursday, 10.09.2026

09:30 am - 5:30 pm

Friday, 11.09.2026

08:30 am - 4:00 pm

Fee includes
The participation fee includes
  • one joint lunch per full seminar day,
  • Catering during breaks and
  • extensive working documents.
The participant will settle the hotel accommodation costs directly with the hotel. You will find a reservation form for hotel bookings in your learning environment.
Transfer coaching bookable
2 hours of transfer coaching - live and online with your trainer ensures that you can put what you have learnt into practice in your day-to-day work.
If you book at the same time as your training, you save 10 % on the price of the transfer coaching of € 390,- excl.
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Fee includes
The participation fee includes
  • one joint lunch per full seminar day,
  • Catering during breaks and
  • extensive working documents.
The participant will settle the hotel accommodation costs directly with the hotel. You will find a reservation form for hotel bookings in your learning environment.
Transfer coaching bookable
2 hours of transfer coaching - live and online with your trainer ensures that you can put what you have learnt into practice in your day-to-day work.
If you book at the same time as your training, you save 10 % on the price of the transfer coaching of € 390,- excl.
Booking number: 33349
€ 1.490,- plus VAT.
€ 1,773.10 incl. VAT.
Details
2 days
Limited number of participants
Transfer coaching bookable
2 hours of transfer coaching - live and online with your trainer ensures that you can put what you have learnt into practice in your day-to-day work.
If you book at the same time as your training, you save 10 % on the price of the transfer coaching of € 390,- excl.
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