A job interview is part of the selection process used by potential employers, and sometimes recruiters, to evaluate the suitability of a job applicant to fill an opening in an organization. The job interview allows the employer's interview team to discuss with the applicant their qualifications for the job opening before making a decision to offer employment.
Conducting an in-person job interview is a time-intensive approach to screening applicants. For this reason, several types of interview techniques have been developed to accommodate both the types of questions that might be asked, and to save time when screening applicants for a particular job opening.
Some of the more common types of job interviews include:
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