I submitted my resume a few weeks ago, got a call yesterday to set up an interview. The woman said to be there 15 minutes early (common), and that the interview will take appx. 2 hours.
2007-03-21 15:04:19 · 4 answers · asked by PlasticTrees 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
I had a 2 hour interview once and it involved actually filling out an application (they were hiring based on resumes but needed the application for filing purposes for whomever they hired), meeting with a human resources representative (who mainly explained the position as opposed to interviewing me), the heads of the department (who mainly did the "personality" portion of the interview for project placement purposes), and the lab managers of the positions they were hiring for who did the technical portion of the interview and gave me a building tour at the end. While I was not in each part of the interview for very long, it included waiting for my turn to go in while they were also trying to avoid candidates ever crossing paths. Including the hour and a half drive to get there, it was a bit of a tiring experience but was definitely a crash course in every type of interview question I could possibly be asked.
2007-03-21 15:31:38 · answer #1 · answered by noneinnyet 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Part of it will probably be in HR and include filling out application forms, or taking some type of test. It could always end early, but you can estimate 30 minutes in HR and 45 minutes each for two different people that you would be working with. Be sure to ask a lot of questions. If they are giving you 2 hours, you should learn that to understand if you think it would be a good that you would like, outside of how much you get paid.
2007-03-21 15:43:54 · answer #2 · answered by Rebbew 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are probably looking to fill up the position soon and thus, a lengthly interview will allow the hiring manager to find out as much as possible about the candidate without having to repeat too many rounds. Which means also they will eliminate those unsuitable candidate after the first round. So instead of having 5 rounds of interview, there may be 3 rounds instead. Therefore the first round is make or break cos there may not be a 2nd round.
Good luck! :)
2007-03-21 15:17:11 · answer #3 · answered by Gavin Ender 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would bet they have a skills test, or will want you to see multiple people.
If it does last 2 hours, then feel good about it because you nailed it.
2007-03-21 15:08:15 · answer #4 · answered by Wango138 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋