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.
