Hw many interviews, typically?

[Anonymous]

I know this can vary based on specific job and applicant pool, but on average, how many in person interviews would be brought in for a position and how long would the interview process last?

I am guessing that at some point the applicants would all meld together and it would be exhausting and confusing.

[Anonymous]

This is a tough question because as you said, it is very industry and job specific. I've had job offers where i met with one person (30 minutes on the phone, 1 hour in person) and others where I met with 4-5 people for 90 minutes or so at the same time. My current job was longer--about 2 hours in DC with three people and another round with 3 people in Richmond (HQ). In the legal world, the interview process is endless...3 or 4 rounds of interviews with 3-5 attorneys on any given round is typical.

[Anonymous]

Fed-
Typically 3-5 people interviewed
3-6 months
3 interviews. (1 phone interview and 2 in person)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is a tough question because as you said, it is very industry and job specific. I've had job offers where i met with one person (30 minutes on the phone, 1 hour in person) and others where I met with 4-5 people for 90 minutes or so at the same time. My current job was longer--about 2 hours in DC with three people and another round with 3 people in Richmond (HQ). In the legal world, the interview process is endless...3 or 4 rounds of interviews with 3-5 attorneys on any given round is typical.

PP here. To address your last point, if you are at round 2, you are probably one of 3-5 people who they are still considering and at round 3, you are 1 of 2. So its not hard to remember each candidate once you get the point of second rounds.

[Anonymous]

What industry and what kind of position?

When I worked in HR for the government, we'd get 700+ applicants per job during the recession. The computer filter would knock out all but a hundred or so for not matching the key words. We, in HR, would then comb through for coherence in the actual resume, veteran's preference, examine the transcripts, etc. We'd then pass on however many qualified applicants we shortlisted to the hiring manager - anywhere from 3-15 - and then it's his/her call on how many to interview and how many rounds of interviews. They send us back a ranked list of who they want to hire and we go through - make an offer to the first choice, if s/he rejects, then call 2nd choice candidate, etc.

I've worked in HR and recruitment in a few other fields as well. Usually there's some kind of culling process to short list folks, often an early screening interview or call, and then the actual person who will be your boss if you get the job only has to interview a few folks to make the final call.

[Anonymous]

At our firm we do:

Math test
Phone screen with HR
In person interview with 3 people
- one behavioral
- two cases

If the role is more technical it's 5 people
- two behavioral
- two cases
- one job fit

At last company I interviewed at:
- 3 phone screens
- 5 in person interviews
- 1 follow up interview

At a hot startup we all use:
- phone screen
- communication assignment
- excel exam / timed
- one week to prepare 2 hour presentation
- 10 people group interview

At another firm I interviewed at:

- phone screen
- 6 hour interview with a group of other candidates and a partner from firm / candidates had to each solve the same case and challenge each other

It's so variable.....( All resulted in offers)