ASK THE HEADHUNTER Does interview order affect whether I get hired?

[deanwebb]

Does interview order affect whether I get hired?

Question I’m a finalist for a position. I have already had a one-hour phone interview and a two-hour in-person interview. One more interview to go, and it will be four hours split among four people. I have a two-week window to choose from and wasn’t sure if I want to be one of the early ones, or one of the later ones. I think you could make a case for either. What's your advice about how I can use interview order to get an edge? Nick’s Reply I have long contended that it's not good hiring practice to interview too

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[deanwebb]

I used to coach interview for Academic Decathlon. Going first is always toughest, judges always think a score needs to be low enough "in case someone is better". Going towards the end is great, especially if you're good. Going last can be an issue if the interviewers are tired and just want to end it all.

[icecream-guy]

going first one wants to set the high bar,  if you can talk the talk and walk the walk go first to set the high bar.
usually after 10 or so, the interviewer forgets why you were so great,  going last one needs to impress better than the previous 5.

lol, need to tell them they are biased (for any reason) and that they need to hire you to add diversity to the team,
skill set doesn't matter.  thinking outside the box that the box is in, does.

[deanwebb]

I got my role with Global Megacorp because I was the last to interview. They had gone through 4 others, one guy had argued with two of the interviewers, so I was up against 3. I didn't have the strongest skill set, but I was the one that they liked best and felt most comfortable around.

My tactic in the interview was to fill as much of the room as I could. I sat in the middle chair. I let my personal space cross into the chairs next to me. I smiled a lot. And I told the truth without hesitation, even if it was, "No, I haven't worked with that product before."