I just want to conduct a survey on what is the most likely interview session(time) for Successful candidates.

- Please Do not include the written aptitude/IQ test.

This post has been edited by ralf: Dec 6 2006, 08:43 PM

interviewer session,

the longest - 25minutes
the quickest - 15minutes

may i know is your interview successful for 25minutes?
- what are the questions being ask?
- how many interviewer?
- what position is that?

Let's share.

There's a survey stated: The first 30seconds to 1minute is the key session to decide you get the job or not
So, after 1minutes, the interviewer just want to reconfirm whether they made the correct decision or not...???


whao, the one who vote for k)> 1hour 30minutes, pls share your interesting experience.

This post has been edited by ralf: Dec 6 2006, 08:45 PM

So far after graduate only 2 interview:

The longest = about 1 hour and 30 minutes (1 interviewer)
The quikest = 25 minute (1 interviewer)

Both also successful..I'm in engineering field, so all the question is related to technical (especially the longest interview...very very technical.. )

If more than 1hours interview, I guess the company waste yr time some more no entertain to pretend for interviewee too.....

1 hour
30 mins - technical questions by techy ppl
30 mins - behavioral by hiring manager

the longest - 1hour 30mins - 2hours

the shortest - 30mins

wanna know wat they interview also in that long a time

for me, longest 1 hour since got 3 person interview me, shortest about 15 minutes

if it is over 1 hour, you can cut it short, just end it.

questions on -

job scope
personality
been given a scenario, so they wanted to see my reaction/response

position - research officer

wow, 1.30-2hours
harrychoo,

what's the question being asked?

more on technical?

The interview for my current job took almost the whole working day.

This post has been edited by David83: Dec 6 2006, 10:45 PM

longest 2+ hours ( my current job)..as my boss's like giving me presentation about the company.....

shortest was about 15mins.....lol

Hahaha I rembered mine

1st company shortest... 0 minutes... (head hunted)... hahahhaa

2nd company Longest 3.5 hours... (that interviewer talk more about the company)... remembered my stomach was GROWLING

3rd company 30 minutes.. because there were many other ppl waiting...

all 3 companies also I got the job... its technical...

This post has been edited by heseoh: Dec 6 2006, 11:52 PM

The interviews I've had usually not more than 45 minutes

5 minutes to introduce myself, 20 minutes for interviewer to ask question and probably another 20 minutes for interviewer to talk about the company culture and benefits.

shortest - 0 minutes (ok, i've been with the company before under the same ppl, so the nanager already known me)
longest - 3 hours, including 2:1 Q&A, written test

Just a contribution...
I had an interview with Intel MSC. The interview consisted of a 30 minute written programming test (which I flunked spectacularly) and 90 minutes of interview. Roughly one hour was on general stuff (i.e. past projects, my opinions on project management issues, etc.) and another half and hour was on programming languages, architecture, etc. Damn mentally exhausting.

Another interview with Ernst & Young for IT auditor position. I attended 2 interviews (bypassed the third one). Each interview was about an hour or so. The first interview was more on personality and educational/co-curricular background. The second one was more on the job spec. Mostly general discussion on the IT auditing field itself and went through some scenarios. It was a very interesting interview as I'm not familiar with the IT auditing industry. So I learnt a lot from the interview.

Finally, I had an interview with a consulting company. I think it was over an hour as well. The entire interview was a discussion on the previous projects that I have worked on and how I dealt with the issues that cropped up. Had a great time. Anyway, I enjoy attending interviews. It's a good opportunity to find out more about the industry.

-intro
-questions about why u leave, currrent job functions
-technical (this alone oledi take around 1 hour at least)
-Q&A ( i ask about their company and wat is the job scope)

i was once interviewed by the GM of a Sime Darby Subsidiary and it lasted like 30 mins.

i told her what she would love to hear and then she called the HR Exec. to confirm me on the spot.

I got mine in 3 hours, purely Q&A session with 4 interviwer.

This post has been edited by say_it: Dec 7 2006, 01:31 PM

mine so short, and im not the 1 who do the talking also.

i got 3 level of interviews,the 2nd level was the longest,from 10.30am-1pm,around 2 hour and 30minutes

The whole day. Weatherford. Application Engineer. It was like The Apprentice show. Everybody must do their own presentation upon a case study.
5hours.(from 5 pm to 10 pm). Trisystem Engineering at Bukit Jelutong.
The shortest 5 minutes and finally got the job, Thank God.

Only one session after graduate,the interviewer took 1 and 1/2 hour to go through to each items in my resume..
Give comment to each subjects taken and need to explain what i've learnt,haha.

Thanks God,I survive.

HmmM .. my interview session last for about 30 minutes ++ .. and then after that the boss brought me around the office and the showroom as well. After that my commencement date will be the 1st of the following month

Regards,
Hughie

I had several interviews which lasted less than 20 minutes to interviews which lasted 3 hours. Quite a broad range but most of the time my interviews, I ask quite a lot of questions.

interesting poll result, 7 votes for 1hour, 9 votes for >1hour30minutes.

from the result so far, those who have experience>1hour 30minutes are application for engineering position.

How bout IT candidates? come come..let's share.

SHaring is cAring..

Freshie
Longest : 40+mins
Shortest : 30+mins (only technical); got the job offer few days later (Firmware Engineer)

i had jus attended my first ever interview,

1hr and 30 min (2 interviewers)
applying for IT position n got the job.

This post has been edited by intelpentium4: Dec 10 2006, 08:53 PM

For normal interview, it normally last between 30-60mins Some employer may ask you to attend the second interview with the next level manager immediately after your first interview, then it will last longer in this case

I guess they ask you to write a simple programming ? DId they ?

Even for some test engineers post, they also ask about programming knowledge and even write simple, short program on the spot.

If you're not able to proceed, they'll be more lenient by asking you to describe or to create a template.

I guess it is for IT and software position only where your job requires that.

last two weeks i went interview at one of game studio in malaysia for multimedia designer job, hmm, quite fast thou, i think about 30 minutes, not so serious interview session, jz like showcasing my portfolio, explain to the interviewer, and he quite pleased about my works.

i din feel any nervous, coz the interviewer very nice, and what? the next day, they confirmed me already

last time interview for internship oso quite fast, maybe the company i apply is those small/medium company, so can very fast settle the thing.

This post has been edited by jayhan: Dec 11 2006, 10:39 AM

eh, all my interview took me at least an hour!!!
& normally i talk more than the interviewer talk! hahaha

I just shared my experiences when I applied for Test Engineers.

like kopitiam.
story about football match and favourite team the whole time.
Technical question only takes less than 5 min.

Then i got a job as associate engineer.
executive level.
I dont know why..

what i can recall for my interview for internship last time was about 45 mins.. it's just more like chit chat with interviewer tat time..

for my current job.. went thru 2 sessions.. HR 30 mins and interviewer (supervisor) another 40 mins..

those interviews tat i attend more than 1 hour sure i get the position. but i got a job which less than 30 mins oso which is my 1st job. cuz its for a general clerk position in a car workshop.

Over 1 hour for me and I secured that job

hehe me almost 1 hour and oso test all the scripts command ...
i ned explained all the code does.

Shortest = 3minutes, phone interview, 2nd interview.

Longest = 2hrs, 3 interviewers, 1st interview.

1st time=15 mins, no experience bout interviewing
2nd time=30 mins,
3rd time=almost 1 hr,
latest 2 1/2 hours
now my boss is very good and friendly. when interviewing he 1st ask my personal info and details
then into my field comparing the different between my previous company and current 1
wat kind of work u do there compare to here as here require a lot of technical skill and yes i can learn more here
can i cope here as there is more equipments here and need me to learn fast

so far i m very satisfy with my situation, my boss also my friend

1. 2 hours, I got my first job

2. 2 hours, I got my second job

I wonder why my interviews always take that long time
BTW, I was interviewed by ONE interviewer in both interviews.

normally 30mins, then duno what to say edi.

i got mine for 1hours.my fren more than 3hours.must write essay also

The interviews that I went so far all from 1 hr 10 minutes - 1 hr 30 mints
If tests+essays taken into account, the longest I went was 3 hours. Got the job, but declined.

3 hours, 1 hour test + 2 hour by interview

5 minute...and i get hire...

shortest 30 min
longest 1 hour

shortest 15mins.... longest 1.5 hours >.<

For my current job, I think if combined 1st interview, 2nd interview, then close to 3 hours.

1st interview, there was a test involved. Then after the test, talked with the manager and the HR people about the job scope. After talking to them, I had to go and see the unit director.

Then to be confirmed, need to be interviewed by Group Management Committee. Another hour or so.

Writing/typing this down itself is so tiring. I wonder how I went through all of that and came out okay...

so far only 4 interview..

1st - more than 3hours (current job)
2nd - almost 1 hour (reject d offer)
3rd - less 10minutes (wut do u expect )
4th - near 1 hour (passed for 2nd interview but again, i reject)

actually.. u can know whether u secure the job or not by judging ur interview session.
if 30min or more.. than u stand a chance..
but if only 10minutes session, seriously u can kiss that job goodbye
provided its aa big comp laa.. if small small one diff story..

longer session, more chance to speak maa.. thus more chance to show off.. thats the truth
thats why i dont believe in walk-in interview.. only few minutes talking n ur done.
its better when they held the session just for you and you alone.
that is when ur interview session will be a looong one..

the longest interview session for me was an hour .. well if you spent one whole hour talking about your experiences and what you can do for that company, i would say it's quite a bit to deliver .. tough time to last for an hour but i do enjoy going to interviews to understand more about other companies and how people do their jobs ..

u should fully utilize ur session to sell urself.. and to show that u r good with people..

its important to share ur experience n wut u know bout that job, but if u hav time, i lil chit chat with ur interviewer woulb be nice..

First interview - 1 hour in MISC - 3 interviewers - very tired explaining everything - mgmt trainee

Second interview - 30 minutes in Public Bank - 2 interviewers - so many ppl attending the interview - mgmt trainee

haha i just recall the shortest interview tat i've came across is phone interview in 5 mins. they need ppl urgently so i think when they call me just to double check whether iu can start work immediately tats all.

Fresh grad, acct/finance field, I've been to 4 interviews so far, shortest= approx. 40 mins, longest = 55 mins ish.

This post has been edited by Frapple: Sep 13 2009, 08:15 PM

Fresh grad. Entry level audit position.
Interview length, 15 minutes, and about 1 hour for my other job.
Given offer for both.

All my interviews are usually around 1 hour.

15 minutes??? How did you do that? I mean, that's really quick! For myself I think that's as much as answering only "Tell me about yourself" and "Why do you apply for this job?"... Can cover everything meh? Haven't even started on you asking the employer the questions about the company.

Exceeds ONE (1) hour marathon interview: 3 interviewers. English man (Consultant), Chinese man (Managing Director), and a Chinese Lady (Finance Director) SME (Nailed that job)

Approximately ONE (1) hour interview: 1 interviewer. Chinese man (Managing Director). Complimented me on my attire. (very well dressed and looks professional) SME (Got that job 2 days after the interview)

Shortest interview: 30-45 minutes (2nd interview): 2 interviewers. Malay man (HR Manager), Japanese man (Group Project Manager) MNC (Crashed and Burned) There's only two candidate left for 2nd interview. Me and another Masters holder.

The most unforgettable/unforgiving interview: 40 minutes: 3 interviewers. Interviewed for Tenancy Administration Executive position. MNC (Nope...didn't cut it through)

The Vēnī, vīdī, vīcī interview: 1 interviewer (HR Manager). Very straight, very direct and got the job in one quick shot. MNC (Got the job there and then)

The saddest case interview: 1 interviewer (Company Director). Agreed in the interview but I rejected his kind offer due to location. MNC (Felt sorry about it but, well, I need to move on...)

Regards, Joey

This post has been edited by Joey Christensen: Sep 14 2009, 10:01 AM

mine is always 40 minutes or so

and I've been successful on most occasion..

Out of 6 interviews, I only didn't get one..I avoid tech questions like plague..and considering I'm interviewing for eng position..that's pretty difficult to avoid