3. What is group interview?
• Group or panel interviews are the most stressful type of
interviews. Here, the candidates can be asked any type of
questions from a group of people.
• The candidate should try to make a steady eye contact with
the person asking the question and try to be as confident as
possible while answering. Also, try to make an eye contact
with the rest of the panel when answering a question.
• Do not solely fix your gaze onto a single person during the
whole interview. This will create a bad impression for the rest
of the panellists. Also, try to ask for more time for a question
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4. Why it is needed?
• Group interview is the best way to find out any
leadership potential among the candidates.
• The leading candidates who are selected from the
group interview are then taken for an informal one to
one interview.
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7. Advantages:
Flexible, adaptable
Deep and free response
Interviewer can probe for more information.
Ability to probe, follow – up, clarify
misunderstandings about questions
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8. Dis-advantage :
Costly in time and personnel
Impractical with large numbers of respondents
Requires skill
May be difficult to summarize responses
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9. Types of interview:
•individual / one on one interviews
•Group interviews
•Panel interviews
•Telephone interviews
•Video conferencing
•The auditions
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10. Types of group interview:
• There are tow types of group interview
1) A candidate group
2) A panel group
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11. Explain in detail
1) A Candidate Group - In a candidate group interview, you
will most likely be put in a room with other job applicants.
In many cases, these applicants will be applying for the
same position that you are applying for. During a
candidate group interview, you will definitely be asked to
listen to information about the company and the position,
and you may be asked to answer questions or participate
in group exercises.
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13. Con…….
2) A Panel Group - In a panel group interview, which
is much more common than a candidate group
interview, you will most likely be interviewed
individually by a panel of two or more people. This type
of group interview is almost always a question and
answer session, but you might also be asked to
participate in some type of exercise or test that
simulates your potential work environment.
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15. Important Question for interview
•Tell me about yourself
•How would you describe yourself?
•Why did you live your previous job?
•What did you know about this company?
•What interested you in our company?
•How do you work in a team?
•Describe your career history and future goals in 30
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