Group interview

A group interview places multiple candidates in the same assessment session simultaneously — either being observed by a single interviewer or panel, or interacting with each other in a structured discussion or exercise. It is distinct from a panel interview (multiple interviewers, one candidate). Group interviews are most useful for roles where interpersonal dynamics, leadership emergence, and collaborative problem-solving are central to job performance — they reveal how candidates actually behave with peers under mild pressure rather than how they describe their behavior in retrospect. The most common group interview failure is poor facilitation that allows one or two dominant personalities to monopolize the session while quieter candidates — who may have stronger analytical contributions — remain underobserved and underscored despite potentially superior suitability for the role.