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 An interview is one of the most crucial points forbes company to learn about a potential candidate for an open job position. Not only does it potentially understand the skills of an applicant, but also their personality, on how they approach problems, and how they carry themselves to name a few. Being an interviewer is an arduous task, not only will they be asking and explaining repeatedly, but they are the ones to scrutinize each and every applicant to be able to find the right person for the right job. Preparing for an interview is the next step to take after screening your job applicants. Numerous ways of holding an interview are now available for recruiters to Fiverr from. Aside from personal interviews, there's phone, video, or group interviews that you could use. Incorporating different methods of interviewing in your hiring stage is ideal. This helps the interviewers in selecting the right person to fill the position.

In this segment, we will discuss the different types of interviewing methods so you could choose which option is suitable for your company and your hiring stage. Choosing your interviewing method at the right stage is not a drawing straw game. Read on to further understand the significance of each interviewing method.

5 Interviewing Methods

1. Telephone Interview

This is usually the first stage of the interview process; why? Because this interviewing method can be set up for as short as 15 minutes - saves both the candidate and the recruiter's time in the hiring process. The recruiter can prepare a questionnaire to better know the candidate and decide whether the applicant can move to the next stage of the hiring process.

At this stage, you can assess the candidate's communication skills, confidence, work ethics, motivation and critical thinking ability. You may also check here if the applicant is a high-risk for attrition when hired. Questions such as what skills they are great at, how their day-to-day looks like, why they seek for a job change and what do they expect from you as a company.

2. Video Interview

Video interviews can be done live or by recording. You choose this interviewing method when you are not available to personally interview the candidate or you would like to review the applicant's body language. This method is reliable when you want to read a candidate's facial expression and determine their sincerity.

A pre-recorded video interview is very handy if you are not available to chat live or have other things attend to at the same time. Live video interviews are very useful on the other hand if you would like to assess a candidate for a managerial or executive position. Here, you can see their facial expressions, body language, and charisma.

Live video interviews are the same with the traditional personal interviews, the only difference is that you are doing it remotely through some online apps. There are several apps that employers use to hold video interviews. We have Skype, Zoom, Slack, Google Meet, Google Hangouts, FB Messenger, and FaceTime to name a few. It would be beneficial for both parties in terms of time of preparation, and travel time (for the applicant)

For pre-recorded video, also known as a one-way interview, the candidate answers the questions the interviewer has set for them to answer and reviews them afterwards. This video recording will then be sent through a link to the company email or a copy of the video can be forwarded as an attachment.

3. Group Interview