All job interviews have the same objective, but employers reach that objective in a variety of ways. You might enter the room expecting to tell stories about your professional successes and instead find yourself selling the interviewer a bridge or editing code at a computer. One strategy for performing your best during an interview is to know the rules of the particular game you are playing when you walk through the door.
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- Screening Interview
Some employers use a screening interview as a tool to ensure that candidates meet minimum qualification requirements. Computer programs are among the tools used to weed out unqualified candidates.
- Informational Interview
On the opposite end of the stress spectrum from screening interviews is the informational interview. A meeting that you initiate, the informational interview is a tool that job-seekers often fail to untilize.
- Directive Style Interview
In the directive style interview, the interviewer has a clear agenda that he or she follows striclty. Sometimes companies use this rigid format to ensure parity and fairness between interviews.
- Meandering Style Interview
The Meandering Style Interview is usually used by inexperienced interviewers. It relies on you to lead the discussion which you can be use to your advantage in order to get the job you want.
- Stress Interview
The stress interview can be a very high pressure and yes "stressful" process. You might be held in the waiting room for an hour before the interviewer greets you. You might face long silences or cold stares.
- Behavioral Interview
Many companies increasingly rely on the behavioral interview since they use your previous behavior to indicate your future performance. It is important to understand this interview type in order to be properly prepared.
- Audition Interview
For some positions, such as computer programmers or trainers, companies want to see you in action before they make their decision. For this reason, they might put you through an audition interview.
- Group Interview
Interviewing simultaneously with other candidates can be disconcerting, but it provides the company with a sense of your leadership potential and style. The group interview helps the company get a glimpse of how you interact with others.
- Tag-Team Interview
Employers often want to gain the insights of various people when interviewing candidates. The tag-team interview method is often attractive for companies that rely heavily on team cooperation.
- Mealtime Interview
For many, interviewing over a meal sounds like a professional and digestive catastrophe in the making. If you have difficulty chewing gum while walking, a mealtime interview could be a challenge.
- Follow-up Interview
Employers can bring candidates back for a follow-up interview for a number of reasons. Sometimes they just want to confirm that you are the amazing worker they first thought you to be. Sometimes they are having difficulty deciding between a short-list of candidates.
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