How to Conduct an Interview

Learn how to conduct an interview, including sample interview questions, how to follow up with candidates, and industry-specific interviewing tips.

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A hiring manager using tips for how to interview someone.
How to Interview Someone
This advice for how to interview someone will help you get the information you need to hire someone who is the right fit.
A candidate and hiring manager speak in a job interview.
How to Assess a Candidate’s Communication Skills
Almost all jobs require communication skills. Here are ten interview questions to ask to assess a candidate's skillset.
A hiring manager conducts a video interview.
Video Interview Tips for Employers
Follow these video interview tips to avoid technical difficulties and ensure a smooth hiring process.
A woman interviewing a candidate on a couch
Good Follow Up Interview Questions to Ask
Interviewing skills are crucial to good hiring and management, and we can easily come up with a list of initial questions to ask, but there are good reasons for looking a little deeper.
A manager conducts employee performance reviews.
Icebreaker Questions for Interviews
When you use icebreaker questions for interviews, at least at the beginning, you improve the mood and allow interviewees to really open up.
A hiring team conducting a panel interview.
How to Conduct a Panel Interview
Follow these 5 steps to make the most of a panel interview , broaden perspectives on top applicants, and help you find better candidates.

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Best Interview Questions to Ask Candidates
You wrote an effective job posting but what are the best interview questions to ask candidates? In general, you want to learn how they think and how they work, beyond just skills and experience. Learn about this and more at Monster.com.
Employer Interviewing Guide: Best Practices
This employer interviewing guide from Monster.com includes multiple resources to help you prepare, ask the right questions, and hire the best people.
Preparing for the job interview: Tips for Interviewers
The interview process is a crucial step in finding the right candidate, which can make things a bit stressful for the person doing the interview. Get useful interview tips for interviewers, and more, at Monster.com.
5 Interviewing Mistakes Hiring Managers Should Avoid

Lack the time for candidate interview preparation? At minimum, learn to avoid these common mistakes.

Good Follow Up Interview Questions to Ask
Interviewing skills are crucial to good hiring and management, and we can easily come up with a list of initial questions to ask, but there are good reasons for looking a little deeper.
Small business tips: Mastering behavioral interview questions
If you’re like most small business owners, you have little time to become a hiring expert. Behavioral interview questions can help dramatically improve your small business hiring results.
Checking all the boxes on the interview checklist for employers
With an interview checklist for employers, you can check all the boxes in finding the best job candidates. Monster Hiring Solutions, with expert recruiting advice and information on hiring trends, can make that process even easier.
Sales Recruitment: Interview Questions to Find Top Performers

Successful sales recruitment depends on your asking interview questions that identify candidates with real sales DNA.

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How to Avoid Questions You Can’t Ask in an Interview
You can avoid questions you can't ask in an interview by staying away from certain topics. Learn more about those topics -- and how to get around them.
Interview Body Language: Non-Verbal Communication

What non-verbal signals should you watch for during the interview? Expert Sharon Sayler suggests doing a walkabout.

How to Conduct an Interview: Questions to Ask
As you determine how to conduct an interview, here are tips on using questions to identify a candidate's compatibility, desire and emotional intelligence.
Interviewer: Be Prepared to Answer the Candidate’s Questions

You won’t be the only one asking questions during the job interview. Be prepared by reviewing this list of questions.

How to interview candidates, not educate them
To help to reduce hiring mistakes, make sure job candidates do their interview homework and you don’t do it for them.
Conducting an Interview: Candidate Interviews that Get Results

Conducting an interview successfully depends on knowing how seekers prepare for it. Frances Haynes and Daniel Porot explain.

Peer-to-Peer Interviewing
There are many pros, and some potential cons, to using peer-to-peer interviewing--involving non-HR, non-manager employees--in your recruiting practice.
Improving Interview Skills: Learn from the Experts

Are you a good interviewer? Interview experts Frances Haynes and Daniel Porot share their insight on improving interview skills.