[IPAC-List] Time for Situational Interview Questions

[Blair, Michael [HR]]

Dennis -

I think the answer does depend on the level.  I like to use 6-7 questions for a behavioral-based interview.  For lower and mid-level roles, I plan on a 45 minute interview allocating 30 minutes to the actual interview questions.  The other 15 minutes are for opening and closing the interview.  For higher level roles, I use a 60 minute format with 6-7 questions, allocating most of the additional time to the questions.

Doing the math, that would be 4-5 minutes per question for low to mid-level roles and 6-7 minutes per question for higher roles.

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From: ipac-list-bounces at ipacweb.org [mailto:ipac-list-bounces at ipacweb.org] On Behalf Of Paul Pluta
Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2013 2:45 PM
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We use 10 +/- 2 as a general rule-of-thumb to keep our interviews under an hour, regardless of the level.

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From: ipac-list-bounces at ipacweb.org [mailto:ipac-list-bounces at ipacweb.org] On Behalf Of Dennis Doverspike
Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2013 12:42 PM
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Subject: [IPAC-List] Time for Situational Interview Questions

Following up on the recent discussion, does anyone have any benchmarks or recommendations as to how many good situational or behavioral interview questions can be asked per hour (and answered of course) or put another way - how many minutes per question?

Does it vary by the complexity of job? So is the time longer for managerial jobs? I would tend to guess so but not sure.

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