I much MUCH rather having 2 or 3 people interviewing me than 1. When they ask a question they each give their spin on it so you have an easier chance at answering it insteasd of having one flat question that needs a serious strict answer. More interviewers make the interview a lot more fun and easier going. Feels more like hanging out with a bunch of people just chattin' instead of it feeling like a Law & Order interogation by Stabler and Benson.

nah more like 'The Apprentice'. i have been in interview where there are 3 people, and i guess the head honcho is in the middle. they all sit in a flat fancy rectangle table, and your seat is in front of them.

i think you can get a full perspective on the place when you're doing the interview. if they give you a cheesy seat during the interview, they either don't really give a care about you, or they don't have enough money to afford nice chairs.

and yes i prefer multiple people too, because it leaves the room open to open various questions.

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Originally posted by AndreaCKY772 trick questions... those interviewers act like they've never been interviewed before. i'm sorry, but i would make people feel relaxed when i interview them. i know it's a part of the business process to interview people with asking certain questions, but seriously...

lol thats nonsense .. interviewers cater their interview style to determine how good a fit you can be in the company's work environment .. the top companies dont just look at how much you know, they also want to kepp plugging away at your personality to see what makes you tick. They want to push you into a corner to see how you will get out of it .. if you cant handle it in the interview room where failure will not really have any consequences , imagine how messed up you'd get when a big problem comes up when you are on the job ...

one of my friends went in for an interview recently and the moment he walked into a room (no hi or hello) the interviewer just asked him 'can you tell me how many planes fly out of JFK everyday?'

And the reason they usually have more than one interviewer is because they want to get various perspectives on how well you performed at the interview. At times , the people interviewing you would all be from different positions and will ask questions based on their specific skill sets to see how well you know their job responsibilities and how you can get along with them. Im currently working as a business systems analyst and i was interviewed by three people - a fellow business analyst , a software developer and a quality assurance guy.

I personally would like one person to interview me since more people means more pressure to perform well but its a justified practice.

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Originally posted by raveed lol thats nonsense .. interviewers cater their interview style to determine how good a fit you can be in the company's work environment .. the top companies dont just look at how much you know, they also want to kepp plugging away at your personality to see what makes you tick. They want to push you into a corner to see how you will get out of it .. if you cant handle it in the interview room where failure will not really have any consequences , imagine how messed up you'd get when a big problem comes up when you are on the job ...

That makes sense, but often what's done in the interview doesn't translate into how the person acts when on the job. Some people don't perform well in interviews and do fantastic jobs, and the opposite is also true.

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Three is standard usually where I am, someone from management, someone from HR and usually senior staff relevant to the position.
Six seems to be slightly excessive...

OMG YES! I had 4 people interviewing me once for a position and it was really gay! I was like wtf with all them taking turns to ask questions and just staring at me.

It kinda chokes you up.
On top of that it was a round table and they were all sitting on the other side

talk about uncomfortable.

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Originally posted by Project-K That makes sense, but often what's done in the interview doesn't translate into how the person acts when on the job. Some people don't perform well in interviews and do fantastic jobs, and the opposite is also true.

thats true but i guess they need to have some sort of benchmark to make a judgment on how good the employee will fit into the organization ...kind of like how the SAT's are not necessarily the best practice to determine how well the student will perform in college.

some firms also give sample cases and exercises as part of the hiring process but that can be a lot harder than an interview where you might get away by doing some homework on the kind of questions they ask and just make up some bullshit in the interview room.

i appreciate all the input, guys

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Originally posted by inconspicuous AndreaCKY772. just. so. dumb.

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Originally posted by AndreaCKY772 i appreciate all the input, guys

Glad to help Andrea

panel interviews are common.

usually one person asks the questions whilst the others are observers. one may write down thoughts on how you respond, the other may be looking at your body language and how you present yourself.

it's all not too intimidating when you understand the game that they're playing. ignore the others and focus on whoever is asking you the questions.

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Originally posted by AndreaCKY772 well, this interview was to get into the school... and i sucked at the interview

I feel your pain. I was offered an interview by Columbia University which is in NYC and totally bombed the interview. I was 17 at the time and could not answer a lot of the questions I was being asked. Academically I was ace, but he obviously wanted more than that. He asked me where my portfolio was and that didn't even cross my mind. I didn't know you had to bring anything. But the one question which stuck out like a sore thumb in that interview was "why do you want to study at Columbia University?"

I gave some stupid answer like proximity and convenience because it is close to everything, don't need a car, and it's in the same city I was born in.

If I ever plan to apply there again for graduate school I know now exactly how I would answer that question. I'd be honest with the guy and tell him/her that I chose Columbia for the brand name and respect. A company would most likely hire somebody from an ivy league institution with some experience than a guy who went to a public university. Then I would say that I can learn the same stuff at a public university in florida as I would at your university but because of the brand name and prestige that the Columbia name already has attached to it, people's perceptions change. Yeah that's how I would answer it, lol.

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i didn't get in. however, i really do think it was a blessing in disguise too, because back then in 2003, it was about 30,000 - 32,000$ tuition a year. who knows what it is now?! i admit, i still admire northeastern but when i think about it, we saved a lot of money with me not attending that school!

I didn't get in either and the tuition was also about the same figures for Columbia. Today I'm going to a public university in Florida and the tuition is about $3,000 per year. Then again, Florida does have one of the lowest tuition rates in the U.S.

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trick questions... those interviewers act like they've never been interviewed before. i'm sorry, but i would make people feel relaxed when i interview them. i know it's a part of the business process to interview people with asking certain questions, but seriously...

I disagree. I think it's a great way to weed out the weak seeds.

well you were applying to be an exotic dancer right?

do you know what an exotic dancer is?

they were making sure youre comfortable with groups of dudes around.