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| Interview Types | There are six main interview types:
1. Unstructured Interview. Interviewer asks different questions depending on the different applicants.
2. Situational Interview. An applicant gets a job-related situation, and then he or she has to say how he/she would act. The interviews are then scored using a scoring guide constructed by job experts.
3. Behavior Description Interviews. Candidates should describe what actions they have taken in prior job situations that are similar to situations they may meet on the future job. The interviews are then scored using a scoring guide constructed by job experts.
4. Comprehensive Structured Interviews. Interviewer asks questions related to how candidates would handle job-related situations, job knowledge, worker requirements, and how they would perform various job simulations. This kind of interview is targeted to evaluate the person’s intelligence in a particular discipline, its relevance according to the job peculiarities.
5. Structured Behavioral Interview. All interviewees are asked standardized questions about how they have handled past situations that have been similar to situations they may meet on the job. Interviewers may also ask different questions concerning the situations, the interviewee's behavior and the ending.
6. Oral Interview Boards. Candidates should give oral responses to job-related questions asked by a panel of interviewers. Then a candidate is rated by each member of the panel on such points as work history, motivation, creative thinking, and presentation.
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