FREE online courses on Interviews - COPING WITH YOUR INTERVIEWERS STYLE - Don't become a bundle of nerves

 

No matter how many interviewers you face, just keep one golden rule in mind. Do not get nervous.

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One-to-one meetings

 

For the interviewer, one to one meetings are easiest to organize and for the interviewee, they are the easiest to face. The plus point is that they give the interviewer the privilege to talk in a direct manner with eye-to-eye contact.

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Being interviewed by a twosome

 

 

At some interviews, there may be two interviewers, one from the department concerned and the other from the Personnel Department. As an interviewee it is necessary to identify them and know their names. You can then connect the person to his or her role in the interview.  Include both in your eye span, although you should maintain direct eye contact with the person asking the questions at any particular time.

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Group interview

 

In this a group of candidates (the number varies at the discretion of the management), are given an issue/topics on which they a discussion among themselves. The interviewer acts as a keen observer of the proceedings and does not participate at all. The best thing to do an interviewee can do in this situation is to maintain an attentive stance even when he /she is not the one who is doing the talking. Any sign of disinterest or putting up with an unacceptable posture can go against a candidate.

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Panel interview

 

There could also be a panel interview, where three to six interviewers can constitute a panel. You have to deal with them in the same way as you would in the case of two members. The important thing is not to get flustered in facing so many people. Just keep your cool and imagine them to be one person.

 

If two or three ask questions in quick succession, don't try to answer them all at once. Deal with one interviewer at a time, beginning with the person who asked you the question first.

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