How to Interview

Learn how to conduct an interview, including sample interview questions, how to follow up with candidates, and industry-specific interviewing tips.

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A job candidate sitting in for an interview.
Best Interview Questions to Ask Candidates
Go beyond skills and experience with insightful interview questions to ask candidates and gauge the full scope of their smarts, temperament, and approach.
Managers and HR personnel looking at candidates' profiles as they engage in social media recruiting practices.
Social Media Recruiting: Understand the Legal Guidelines
Understand the legal parameters around social media recruiting before making your first post. Improve recruitment--post your job openings at Monster.
A hiring manager sending out an interview confirmation email to a candidate.
Sending an Interview Confirmation Email
Set candidates up for success with a well-crafted interview confirmation email. Post your open jobs and attract great talent with Monster.
A hiring manager interviewing a job candidate, both sitting down at a table.
How to Interview: Sample Interview Questions
Our sample interview questions can help you improve your interview skills and hire the right people. Post your company's job listings at Monster today.
A manager asking a candidate questions, including ethics interview questions.
Ethics Interview Questions to Ask Candidates
Ethics are critical to your company's mission. It's crucial to ask ethics interview questions to hire the right fit. Post your job listings on Monster.
A hiring manager, holding a laptop computer, interviewing a job candidate.
Interview Questions to Ask to Get to Know a Candidate
Knowing the right interview questions to ask lets you have a more engaging and informative interview. Take the next step and post your jobs on Monster.

All guides

Best Interview Questions to Ask Candidates
Go beyond skills and experience with insightful interview questions to ask candidates and gauge the full scope of their smarts, temperament, and approach.
Social Media Recruiting: Understand the Legal Guidelines
Understand the legal parameters around social media recruiting before making your first post. Improve recruitment--post your job openings at Monster.
Sending an Interview Confirmation Email
Set candidates up for success with a well-crafted interview confirmation email. Post your open jobs and attract great talent with Monster.
How to Interview: Sample Interview Questions
Our sample interview questions can help you improve your interview skills and hire the right people. Post your company's job listings at Monster today.
Ethics Interview Questions to Ask Candidates
Ethics are critical to your company's mission. It's crucial to ask ethics interview questions to hire the right fit. Post your job listings on Monster.
Interview Questions to Ask to Get to Know a Candidate
Knowing the right interview questions to ask lets you have a more engaging and informative interview. Take the next step and post your jobs on Monster.
Interviewing for Management and Leadership Skills
Identify job seekers' leadership potential with these tips for assessing leadership skills during an interview. Post your job openings with Monster.
The Ten Best Questions for Interviewing Millennials
Mix and match these top interview questions with our tips for interviewing millennials to find the best candidates. Post your jobs and more at Monster.
Common Interview Questions to Avoid
It's important to know what questions to ask and which might be illegal interview questions. Post job openings and find the right candidates at Monster.
Assessing Communication Skills in an Interview
Determine a job candidate's communication skills from the very beginning. Post jobs, find candidates, and get on the path to success with Monster.
Bookkeeper Interview Questions
Get insights into a candidate's experience with our sample bookkeeper interview questions. Find the right candidates by posting your jobs on Monster.
Interview Strategies for Successful Hiring
Effective interview strategies can help your company get the best hiring results possible. Get started today by posting a job for free at Monster.
The 10 Best Interview Questions to Ask
Learn more about your candidates by asking the best interview questions. Find the right employees for your company with free job postings at Monster.
Accounting Clerk Interview Questions
Strategize your interviews with our accounting clerk interview questions. Post your company's job listings at Monster today.
How can I use peer interviewing?

Peer-to-peer interviewing is especially successful in smaller companies and team-based operations as it allows the organisation to get a more complete idea of a candidate’s overall fit.

What should a job interview consist of?

This is your chance to get to know your candidates and discover which will be right for your business.