[IPAC-List] Time for Situational Interview Questions

[Dennis Doverspike]

Awhile back I asked a question regarding ---

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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I want to thank everyone that replied.  IPAC list is always a great
resource.  There was some range in the responses, but to summarize, the
responses ranged from about 6 to 10 per hour.

For a promotional exam, we ended up doing 5 questions in an hour (well
actually 45 minutes).  We had 5 minutes for opening introductions and such,
about 40 minutes for questions and answers, and then 10 minutes for ratings
and bathroom-drink breaks.  It worked out pretty well.

Thanks again to everyone.

Dennis


On Wed, Mar 13, 2013 at 3:41 PM, Dennis Doverspike <
dennisdoverspike at gmail.com> wrote:


> 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.

>

> --

> Dennis Doverspike, PhD., ABPP

> Licensed Psychologist, #3539 (OHIO)

> Independent Consultant

> Professor of Psychology, University of Akron

> dennisdoverspike at gmail.com

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