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Interview Styles
Few people look forward to an interview, and that may explain why we rarely spend much time finding out what the interviewer has in store for us. However, not all interviews are the same. For example, consider finding yourself in a situation where the otherwise mild-mannered interviewer suddenly asks personal or confrontational questions. Would you respond in kind and tell them to mind their own business? Or would you sit back and remind yourself that the chances are you're experiencing a stress interview, designed to gauge how you'd react under pressure?
Employers use a wide range of techniques and strategies to assess potential employees. By checking what they have planned for you, you may at least avoid some unpleasant surprises. In most situations, you're likely to find yourself in one of two main types of interview.
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The most common is the single interview - a one-to-one meeting between interviewer and candidate. Favoured by smaller recruiters, this is usually the least threatening type of interview, because it's most like a normal conversation between two people. However, before you relax completely, bear in mind that your success in this type of interview depends very much on whether you and the interviewer hit it off. If they don't like you as a person, the chances are they won't employ you, even if you're the best qualified for the job.
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In a larger organisation you may find yourself being interviewed by several different people. This type of interview is used as a way of gathering a range of impressions about you - the interviewers will meet up afterwards and compare notes. An advantage of this for you is that if you don't hit it off with one person, you may do better with somebody else. But remember that in practice, the process won't be entirely democratic. One person, usually the most senior interviewer, will have the casting vote. Therefore you'll still need to make a good impression on him or her.
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