Different types of Interviews

Exit Interviews

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.

Panel Job Interviews:

A panel job interview is an interview with multiple interviewers at the same time.

Unstructured Interviews

An unstructured interview is when the questions are changed based on the interviewee's responses.

Off-Site Interviews

Employers sometimes schedule job interviews in a public place, like a coffee shop or restaurant. Perhaps there is no local office or maybe they don't want current employees to know about the possibility of a new hire

Video Interviews

If you've applied for a remote job or you're interviewing from another state (or country) you may use Skype, Zoom or FaceTime for a video interview

Case Interviews

Interviews that include the interviewer giving you a business scenario and asking you to manage the situation

Competency Based Interviews

Interviews that require you to give examples of specific skills

Second Interviews:

Many companies interview candidates for employees more than once Your first interview may serve a screening interview, where the second interview is to determine which applicants have the best qualifications for the job

Phone Interviews:

Phone interviews happen over the phone and may be planned or unplanned

Informal Interviews

This is more of a casual discussion than a typical job interview. On a similar note, a chat over a cup of coffee is another less formal type of job interview.

Structured Interviews

When an employer wants to assess and compare you with candidates in an impartial way, they ask all the candidates the same questions and compare their answers

Final Interview

is the last step in the interview process and the last interview you find out whether or not you'll get a job offer. This type of interview is usually conducted by the CEO or other members of upper management.

Informational Interviews

is used to collect information about a job, career field, industry or company. In this case, you're the interviewer and you find people to speak with so you can learn more about a specific field.

Group Interviews

they're often more efficient than one-on-one interviews. There are two types of group interviews: one involves an applicant being interviewed by a group (or panel) of interviewers; the other involves one interviewer and a group of applicants.

On the Spot Interview

you may turn in your application and be asked to do an interview right away. Or when an organization (typically retail or hospitality) announces they will be holding open interviews on a specific date.