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What are the different types of interviews?

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 What are the different types of interviews?


An interview is a formal meeting or conversation between an employer and a job applicant. There are many types of interviews.





Here are the different types of interviews
·       One-on-one  Interview
·       Simulation Interview
·       Telephone Screening Interview
·       Panel Group Interview
·       Video Conference or       WebCam Interview
·       Lunch or Dinner Interview



 One-on-one

One-on-one a.k.a face to face has a common interview format conducted by a direct Human Resource professional or employer of a company. This is the traditional form of interview where one candidate is interviewed by one interview of the company.

Telephone Screening

A telephone screening is actually the step before actual interview. Telephone interviews are done for initial screening of candidates from the pool of applicant. Nowadays most of the companies offer you a telephone screening interview first before the actual interview, because to save the money and the time.

Panel Group Interview

A group interview occurs when small group of candidates are interviewed together, the purpose is also to save the money and the time. Candidates may also be asked to work together as a team work in order to solve the problem

Simulation Interview

Simulation interview designed to allow you to show how well you would do the job. It is fun as you get active and it helps you have some experience in that position. And the last thing is that, most of the employers do not expect you to get it perfect.

Video Conference or WebCam Interview

Video conferencing is used to conduct interviews using video technology from a distance and the applicant will be able to reach the company or the  manager will be able to reach the location where the interview has to be conducted and this type of interview used with WebCamera or the Skype in order to provide the interview between the applicant and employer.

Lunch or Dinner Interview

Some of the companies like to have a lunch or dinner interviews because it is less formal and job candidates tend to be more open, relax and less guarded.  But lunch or dinner interviews are not really common interviews as one-on-one  but it is still used though. It also gives interviewers a chance to see many other non-verbal characteristics of a candidate.

                                                                                                                                             


Shakhboz Negmatov
SD-11


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