{"id":3714,"date":"2012-03-20T07:25:39","date_gmt":"2012-03-20T07:25:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monsterindia.com\/career-advice\/group-interviews-how-to-impress-everyone-3714\/"},"modified":"2012-03-20T07:25:39","modified_gmt":"2012-03-20T07:25:39","slug":"group-interviews-how-to-impress-everyone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.foundit.sg\/career-advice\/group-interviews-how-to-impress-everyone\/","title":{"rendered":"Group Interviews: How to Impress Everyone"},"content":{"rendered":"

 By Margaret Steen <\/FONT>
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Even under the best circumstances, job interviews can be intimidating. But the group interview — where you are grilled by a team of potential new colleagues — ratchets up the tension.<\/FONT><\/P>
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Sometimes companies round up all the interviewers at once for the sake of efficiency. But the company may also want to assess how you perform in a group.<\/FONT><\/P>
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It’s About Teamwork<\/FONT><\/STRONG><\/P>
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“It’s sort of to see if you would play well with others on this team,” said Libby Pannwitt, a career counselor and principal of Work Life Design Group in San Carlos, California.<\/FONT><\/P>
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A group interview may be very formal, with a scripted set of questions. Or it could be simply a conversation between the candidate and the others in the room. Many interviews are in between these extremes, with both structured interview questions and casual conversation.<\/FONT><\/P>
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Before any interview, of course, you should research the company and the job description and consider how your experience could help the company. But a group interview calls for some extra interview skills in order to make the best impression.<\/FONT><\/P>
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Skills for Your Success<\/FONT><\/STRONG><\/P>
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