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Agenda

 What is an Interview

 Importance of Interview

 14 Different Types of Interviews

 Detail Discussion of Each Interview Type


What is an Interview ?

1. The word Interview comes from French word "Entrevue" meaning “See Each Other”

2. Generally, an Interview means a Private Meeting among people when questions are
asked and answered

3. The person who asks the questions of our interview is called an interviewer

4. The person who answers the questions of an interview is called in the interviewee

5. It suggests a conversation between two persons for the purpose of getting a view of
each other or for knowing each other.
Importance of Interview

Importance

From Employer’s From Job Seeker’s


Perspective Perspective
Importance of Interview from Employer’s Perspective
 Detail Information about the Candidates

 Helps to know the Willingness of the candidates

 Helpful for selecting Right Person from several candidates by checking the knowledge,
skill, Attitude & Experiences(if any) aligns with company’s need

 It helps to check whether the candidate is a Good Fit for the organization or not

 Creation of Candidate Database which facilitates the hiring process

 Good interview increases Company’s Goodwill

 Helps in Promotions and Transfers


Importance of Interview from Job Seeker’s Perspective
 Provides Employment Opportunity and helps to build Career

 Helps to know about the details regarding the Job Role & Responsibilities

 It helps to develop Confidence in candidates

 It helps to know about Company Culture & Work Environment

 Helps candidates to Accept or Reject the job and also to Negotiate regarding
Salary

 Helps job seekers to increase Contacts

 Increase Candidate’s Soft Skills & Hard Skills & Competency Level
Interview Types

There are various types of Interviews are conducted based on

1. Types of Questions asked or Assignments given

2. Medium of Interview

3. Number of Interviewer or Interviewee involved

4. Levels involved in the Interview Process


Types of Interview

1. The Traditional or Face-To-Face Interview

2. The Lunch/Dinner Interview

3. The Group Interview

4. The Panel Interview

5. The Career Fair

6. The Telephonic Interview

7. The Video Interview


Types of Interview

8. The Written/Online Assessment Interview

9. The Serial Interview

10. The Off-Site Interview

11. The Walk-In/On the Spot Interview

12. The Mock Interview

13. The Peer-Group Interview

14. The Exit Interview


1. The Traditional or Face-To-Face Interview

 One-To-One Interview is a verbal and visual


interaction between two people

 The Interviewer and the Interviewee meets


for a particular purpose

 The purpose of this interview is to match


the candidate with the job

 It is a Two Way Communication


2. The Lunch/Dinner Interview

 Interviewer might invite your for meal and


there in the restaurant or coffee shop

 There might be interview while having food

 It might be One-to-One Interview


3. The Group Interview
 Group Interview is conducted when the
company is hiring multiple people for the
same job

 A topic is given to the group, and they are


asked to discuss it

 The interviewer carefully watches the


candidates

 The Interviewer tries to judge the behaviour


of each candidate in a group situation
4. The Panel Interview
 Panel means a selection committee or interview
committee that is appointed for interviewing
the candidates

 The panel may include three or five members

 They ask questions to the candidates about


different aspects & They give marks to each
candidate accordingly

 The final decision is taken by all members


collectively by rating the candidates
5. The Career/Job Fair
 In the Job Fair you can get various recruiters
under one umbrella

 You can appear for several interviews with


various Employers and your chances of selection
gets enhanced

 You can select employer according to your


career goal
6. The Telephonic Interview
 A phone interview may be for a position where
the candidate is not local or is typically a first-
round screening to see if you’re a fit to come in
for a full interview

 You may be asked typical questions or


behavioral questions

 After getting your Resume from various Job


Portals, Employers can have a initial Telephonic
Interview with the prospective candidates
7. The Video Interview
 If the Interviewer and Interviewee are located
at far distant places geographically then Video
conference Interview is arranged

 Interviewer can directly view the candidate and


their body language and can interact directly

 Laptop or Desktop, Web Cam, Mic , Internet


connection etc. are must for Video Interview
8. The Written/Online Assessment Interview

 For this type of Interviews one particular


date is scheduled and all the aspiring
candidates are invited for appearing the
Written/On-Line Assessment

 For Huge number of Interviewees, this type


of Interview is arranged

 It is to be considered as 1st stage screening


to shortlist the candidates
9. The Serial Interview
 This style of interview is sometimes called Round
Robin Interviewing

 In such an interview style, there are two or more


rounds of interviews are conducted with the same
candidate

 The first interview will be the basic one to gauge if


the candidate is the right one then other rounds
would be conducted

 Some companies like to conduct all the interviews


in a single day while some might prefer different
days for each
10. The Off-Site Interview
 Employers sometimes schedule job
interviews in a public place, like a coffee
shop or restaurant or a Hotel

 Perhaps there is no local office or maybe


they don’t want current employees to know
about the possibility of a new hire

 The Off-Site Interviews are considered more


flexible and relaxing for the Interviewees
11. The Walk-In/On-The-Spot Interview
 Walk in interview strategy is used to conduct
interviews when the recruiting firm is wanting to
hire in huge numbers

 The number of rounds may be more than one like


Basic Screening, Technical Round, Managerial
Round, HR Round etc.

 Candidates can simply reach the office, and get


interviewed by the employer on a specified date and
time announced by the Company
12. The Mock Interview
 A mock interview provides you with an
opportunity to practice for an interview and
receive honest feedback

 You can do an informal mock interview with a


friend of family member

 A mock interview with a career coach, counselor


or university career office will give the best
feedback

 Basically Mock Interview gives an experience for


facing Real Life Interview
14. The Peer-Group Interview

 A meeting with your prospective coworkers


who would evaluate how well you fit in

 Team members may take interview to select


their new team mate

 They might check your ability to work in a Team


and also your skills required for that particular
job role
14. The Exit Interview
 An exit interview is a meeting between an
employee who has resigned or been terminated
and the company's Human Resources
department

 Companies conduct these types of interviews, so


they can learn more about the work environment
and get job feedback

 You may be asked why you left your job, why are
you taking a new job, and what would you change
about your job.

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