Thursday, February 12, 2009

Types of Interview

1. Unstructured interview - Unstructured interview are a method of interviews where questions can be changed to meet the respondent’s intelligence, understanding.

2. Structured interview -The interviewer has a standard set / sequence of questions that are asked of all candidates.• Interviewers read the questions exactly as they appear on the survey questionnaire.

3. Screening interview - Screening interviews are generally conducted when an employer has a large applicants which they want to narrow down to a more manageable number.

4. Behavioural interview - In behavioural interviews, candidates are asked to explain their skills, experience, activities etc - as examples of your past behaviour.

5. Stress interview - The stress interview is designed to find applicants who can handle stress, and handle it well.

6. Situational interview - A situational interview utilizes hypothetical events in the form of a question. Candidates are asked how they would react if they encountered that event.

7. Phone interview - Phone interview is a method which is conducted by telephone.

8. One to one interview - Face to Face interview (one to one interview) is most common interview method and just involves interviewer and interviewee alone in a private office.

9. Group interview - All the candidates/job seekers will be in the same room during the interview.
10. Panel interview - A panel interview is a technique that allows several member of a hiring company to interview a interviewee at the same time.

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