It’s becoming increasingly common to have a second job interview these days and sometimes even a third or fourth!

Since it can be very costly to train new hires, companies want to prevent wasting money on employees who are less than suitable for the position. They prefer taking more time in the selection process than hiring the wrong person!

Many companies will put prospective employees through as many as three interviews routinely, reducing the number of applicants in each round, down to as few as two or three jobseekers for the final round of interviews.

For government positions, this may be far more complex, consisting of as many as 7 interviews!

The first round will be a very typical sort of interview. Applicants who do not meet the criteria of the employer will not being asked back for the second job interview.

The second round of interviews and all interviews which follow will examine the qualifications of applicants in more depth, with the following areas being assessed.

• Intellectual capacity – the intelligence of the applicant will be evaluated, generally by using aptitude tests which are relevant to the position.
• Personality or psychological summary – This is meant to assess the professionalism and suitability of the applicant for the position.
• Motivation – the determination of the candidate needs to be evaluated.
• Management ability – this is to determine the capabilities of the candidate to cope with the workload of other employees and their ability to delegate.

These are the criteria which will you will usually be evaluated on in multiple interviews. Fortunately, you can prepare for most of these ahead of time.