Why a third interview?

Answer 1

Third interviews (and fourth, fifth, sixth . . .) are becoming more popular as employment becomes scarcer, job competition stiffer, and employers more aware of the costs associated with hiring the wrong person for the job. What comprises interview #3 depends on two things: whether more than 3 interviews are planned before hiring and what occurred in interviews #1 and 2. If #1 was an HR screening (a phone interview, for example), and #2 was a behavioral interview with a panel, then #3 may include testing, sample work scenarios (sometimes with and/or against the other interviewees), a presentation, etc. If it's the final interview, it may be a luncheon (etiquette is increasingly important in the workforce), or an introduction to the team or staff, who may have some input as to who gets hired. In any case, getting as far as #3 is good news, and good luck. Clare Keating for 3C Communications Consulting Group.

Answer 2

in general, it means they are very interested in you....or they would not be wasting their time........also if you interview with the department head, that's an even better sign.....it means you are a little closer to getting hired....depending of course on how many other people they are interviewing..

Answer 3

a third interview is not unreasonable and many companies have 4+ interviews.

the cost for a company to make a wrong decision is very high once they put all the training into you so they want to make the right choice the first time

every time you're brought back is a good thing - more people are meeting you and you get an opportunity to keep making a good impression.

don't take it as negative, the company is being responsible to make the right choice

Answer 4

To an extent, yes...unless you go to the interview and you do something horribly wrong.

Answer 5

I could mean that, but not all the time. Yoy could be one of the cannidates that they thought would best fit the job postion.

Answer 6

That they haven't made up their minds yet.