interview process
Candidate evaluation sequence
The interview process is the sequence of steps an organization uses to evaluate job candidates—typically including application screening, phone screens, interviews, and sometimes tests or presentations.
The term often implies multiple rounds: I'm in the final stage of the interview process.
Companies may describe their process as rigorous or streamlined; candidates experience it as gatekeeping.
- application formDocument for requesting consideration
- body languageUnspoken physical expression
- competency mappingCataloging workforce abilities systematically
- talent acquisitionSourcing and hiring employees
- rapport buildingCultivating mutual understanding
skills assessment · questioning · shortlisting · behavioral analysis · active listening · note-taking · human resources · thank-you notes · job description · phone screen · storytelling · reference checks · personality tests · scheduling · follow-up · clarification · hiring · salary
- military testsASVAB, military aptitude, entrance exams, aptitude tests, qualification tests
- faculty hiringhiring committee, search committee, job posting, job ad, candidate pool
- Federal Hiringfederal jobs, merit system, job classification, veteran preference, direct hire
- hiringhiring, job, resume, application, candidate
- screeninghealth screening, cancer screening, background checks, security screening, employee screening
- Entrance Examsentrance exams, admission test, admission tests, SAT, ACT
interview processdirect hire
Employee without middleman
resume screening · application review · nepotism · cronyism · blind hiring
interview processonboarding
New member integration process
job application · job offer · first day · orientation · offboarding
interview processfiring
Terminating employment
dismissal · offboarding · termination · exit interview · layoff