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I've been doing the interview circuit again. I'm finding that the long-established tradition of having a phone interview, followed by a real interview, seems to be falling by the wayside.
Of the interviews I've had so far ...
* The first involved a live interview, where I would be interviewing with the PC, a staff member, and a planning commissioner separately. At the end, I would be meeting with all of them. At the same time, two other people were being interviewed, so essentially the agency was interviewing three people simultaneously. I'm being invited back for yet another live interview next week.
* The second was a phone interview, which lasted about an hour. On Friday, I'm visiting for a live interview, with an audition and writing exercises.
* A couple of weeks ago, I had a phone interview with another agency. This was followed by an e-mail writing exercise, where I had to reply to some questions regarding economic development policy within an hour or so. If all goes well, I'll be called back for a live interview.
So ... are these unconventional job interview procedures now the norm? What other interview techniques are planning agencies using?
Of the interviews I've had so far ...
* The first involved a live interview, where I would be interviewing with the PC, a staff member, and a planning commissioner separately. At the end, I would be meeting with all of them. At the same time, two other people were being interviewed, so essentially the agency was interviewing three people simultaneously. I'm being invited back for yet another live interview next week.
* The second was a phone interview, which lasted about an hour. On Friday, I'm visiting for a live interview, with an audition and writing exercises.
* A couple of weeks ago, I had a phone interview with another agency. This was followed by an e-mail writing exercise, where I had to reply to some questions regarding economic development policy within an hour or so. If all goes well, I'll be called back for a live interview.
So ... are these unconventional job interview procedures now the norm? What other interview techniques are planning agencies using?