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THE “STAR” APPROACH The acronym STAR stands for Situation Task Action Result It is a

Interview Styles: Interviewing is not just stressful for the candidate but also for the interviewer.

Panel Interviews: This style of interview is conducted by a group of interviewers. The panel

Telephone Interviews: Telephone interviews are often referred to as the ‘pre-screening’interview, the reason behind this

Unstructured Interviews: Unstructured interviews can be more difficult as there can be a combination of

Planned or Structured Interviews: This style of interview is one of the most common styles

Competency-Based Interviews: This interview is used to test the candidate’s competency at job-related skills. For

Lunch Interviews: This interview style can see one or more interviewers take a candidate to

Case Study Interviews: With Case Study interview styles, the interviewer will provide the candidate with

Situational Interviews: In this style of interview, the interviewer gives a hypothetical situation to which

Behavioural Interviews: Behavioural interviews are used by companies to help them make assumptions about a

Serial Interviews: As the name suggests, this style of interview composes of multiple stages/interviews with