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Sound Advice on Group Interviewing

Louise Fletcher in Group Interviewing says Candidates should think of it as a chance to learn more about the company, department and position from more than just the Human Resources representative and the Hiring Manager. Note that she doesn’t say … Continue reading

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Assign Roles for Group/Panel Interviews

At a recent conference session, one participant explained that he assigned roles to people on a group/panel interview. He assigned questioning/listening roles. Here’s a way you could take it one step farther, assinging roles in similar ways to a formal … Continue reading

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Making Panel Interviews Work for You

I normally recommend against Panel Interviews for most technical positions. However, I’ve recently worked with a group whose panel interviews were quite successful. The positions were for a senior technical leader and a manager, so the candidates needed to be … Continue reading

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When Candidates Run Interviews

In a comment on my last post, Roy asked if I could elaborate on what I mean when a candidate runs the interview. Here’s what happened to me at one interview years ago: I arrive on time for the interview, … Continue reading

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Panel Interviews

I recommend against panel interviews. As a candidate in my session at the AYE conference said, “I love panel interviews. I get to run the interview. I only have to be “on” for a couple of hours, I get to … Continue reading

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Interview Candidates One-on-One

A colleague described his interviewing setup this way: “We work in a high-pressure environment. So when we interview, we sit 4 or 5 people across the table from the candidate, and throw questions at the candidate. If they can live … Continue reading

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