Group interview

How it is used

Several candidates participate; a panel interview instead has several interviewers.

Example sentences

1. Six applicants discussed a scheduling problem during the group interview.

   The shared activity lets assessors observe interactions between candidates.

2. The invitation said group interview, so I expected to meet other applicants.

   The term signals that the candidate will not be assessed alone.

Common collocations

• attend a group interview
• group interview activity

Related terms

• panel interviewAn interview in which several people, such as a manager, an HR specialist and a team member, ask the candidate questions together.
• candidateA person who is being considered for a job, especially someone who has applied and is going through the selection process.

More terms: The Interview

• job interview
• interviewer
• phone screen
• video interview
• first impression
• body language
• case interview
• technical interview
• coding interview
• assessment centre
• in-tray exercise
• leaderless group discussion