Types of interviews every candidate should know about

This week I would like to explain the
types of interviews that every job seeker
should know.
1. Behavioral interview
A behavioral interview is an interview
where employers try to find out about
your personality, your character, and your
soft skills to see if you are a good fit for
the position and the company culture.
The interview focuses on experience,
behaviors, knowledge, skills, and abilities
that are related to the job. In this type of
interview, you should respond to
questions by giving examples from your
previous work experience, activities,
hobbies, volunteer work, or school
projects.
2. Technical interview
A technical interview evaluates your
technical skills related to the job, such as
your computer skills or your design skills.
This type of interview is generally
conducted by someone working in a
similar position or by someone who is
knowledgeable in what is needed for that
position and can assess your technical
abilities.
3. Case interview
A case interview generally includes a
business case that the interviewer or
someone else from the company has
worked on in real life. This business case
usually involves a problem or a challenge
that needs to be resolved. In this type of
interview, generally employers want to
see how you work on a problem and what
steps you take to get to the solution.
Consulting companies generally use case
interviews in their hiring process.
4. Mock interview
A mock interview is a preparation
interview for the real one. Usually, a
career services office or a recruiting
agency conducts a mock interview with
you so that you can get used to
interviewing and become better prepared
for your real interview. A mock interview
is a great way to get feedback regarding
your interviewing skills.
5. Group interview
A group interview is a type of interview
in which you are interviewed with a
bunch of other candidates at the same
time. Most job seekers find group
interviews very intimidating. Don't worry
though! You can learn how to stand out
in a group interview from my
previous blog post .
6. On-campus interview
An on-campus interview is the one
conducted on campus by employers. It's
only for the students of the school where
the interview is taking place. For
students, it's actually more advantageous
to do on-campus interviews. Since
students are in a place that they already
know, they generally feel more
comfortable during on-campus interviews
than when they go to the offices of the
companies to interview.
7. Phone interview
This is the type of interview conducted
via a phone call. Companies often use
phone interviews to screen the candidates
and narrow the applicant pool. Human
resources personnel prefer phone
interviews to gain basic information about
the candidate such as his interest about
the job, salary expectations, willingness to
relocate if necessary, etc. If you want to
learn about how to ace your phone
interviewing skills, you can read my
previous blog post .
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