Interviews come in all shapes and sizes. There will be times when you are addressed with a solo interviewer who will ask a series of questions in order to determine whether you are the right person for the job or not. Whereas in case of a panel interview, you will have to impress two or more individuals simultaneously. Moreover, there are certain interview types and formats that are designed and conducted in a way that you will have to perform mental gymnastics while being observed and will have to solve complex problems which you wish never existed. In such interviews, every move that you make will basically make or break your chances to succeed in that job. In this lecture, I will share with you a brief overview of the 10 different types of interviews that are currently prevailing in the market.

And in the lectures to follow, you will learn how to ace each and every one of them. The first very common interview type that we all know of is a traditional interview, where you are faced with one interviewer, and your job is to impress him or her by answering all the questions to the best of your ability. The second interview type is a telephonic interview, which is a very common and a hassle free option for hiring managers, where they will ask certain questions with you over the phone, which will help them decide whether to call you in for a face to face interview or not. Trust me when I say this, the questions that are asked over the phone are very different from those asked during a face to face interview, so you have to prepare yourself accordingly. Then we have a more advanced form of interview, which is a Skype or a video on interview, where you will have to sell your skills and your abilities over the screen, which is not an easy thing to do.

Because portraying the right personality through a lens can be a very challenging task at times. Then we have a very interesting interview type known as a case interview. Such interviews have recently popped up in the market because this format of an interview is a great way to test a person's problem solving skills, originating initially from consultancy firms. Now, such interview types are very common in most good organizations. The fifth interview type is a puzzle interview, which have originated from Blue Chip organizations like Google And Amazon, etc. In order to test how creative your brain is, over here, allow me to inform you that you will be badly mistaken if you think that you will be asked certain simple puzzle questions that you will have to resolve.

In fact, they will ask brain teasers which have no right or wrong answers, and you will have to come up with a solution in a very short span of time. Moving on, we have the lunch interview, where you'll have to present yourself and answer questions while having a mouthful of whatever that you've ordered. in normal circumstances, such interviews are conducted for senior management positions, but you never know your next interview might be over a meal. Then comes my personal favorite, which is the group interview where there is one interviewer, and there are a number of candidates all competing for one position simultaneously. Yes, my friend. We do this to save time, and to determine how you respond in times of cutthroat competition.

Next up, we have the apprentice style interview, which is one of the toughest format of interviews that you will ever come across. In such interviews. You will be addressed with an actual Real Life problem, and you will have to solve it with the available resources that are provided to you. Having said that, such interview types are very common in engineering jobs, but you never know that you might come across one because these interviews can be customized according to the job role. And especially if you're an intern or a management trainee, and would like to become a permanent member of that organization, then you can expect a similar kind of an interview. Following this, we have the famous panel interview, where you are addressed with a number of interviewers who will be throwing questions at you left, right and center, and you will have to answer them with little or no time to think off.

In such circumstances, you have to give spontaneous answers. And you can also expect certain bad cops who are placed in that interview panel in order to make your life miserable. And then finally, in the end, the 10th format of interview that I would like to share with you is a career or a job fair interview, where time is of essence, and before you know it, the interview is over because there are hundred more candidates that need to be interviewed. So these are the 10 types of interview formats that are currently prevailing in the market. These days, and each interview type has its own set of challenges. It is very important to determine at the very beginning the purpose of the interview.

Because in certain interview types, the main objective is not to hire you, but maybe to recommend or shortlist you for the next level, keeping those facts in mind and many others. In the next 10 lectures to follow. I will share more details about each interview type and certain techniques and strategies that if you employ you will be able to ace each and every interview that you encounter and blend up with your dream job.