Survival Tips for Group Interviews

A group interview is no fun, but it could always be worse. Much worse.

Imagine yourself one of a panel of candidates, all vying for the same job in a high-stakes, high-pressure "competitive interview."

Relax. Very few U.S. companies interview multiple candidates simultaneously. But, you may still have to play the numbers game.

A greater number of companies are using group interviews to screen candidates as teamwork becomes more critical in the workplace. It often involves several people from various areas in a company -- a recruiter, potential supervisor and future coworkers for example.