Speed interviewing is an interesting new recruiting trend, based on similar principles to speed dating.
Speed Dating
In speed dating, men move around a room from table to table.
They are asked questions by the girl, in the hopes of meeting a possible partner.
The aim is to cut to the chase in as short a time as possible, and find common ground and shared interests. Then both can make a decision to swap phone numbers with a view to a possible date, or whether to pass and move on.
Speed Interviewing
Speed interviewing is similar in that participants and employers who feel they have "job chemistry", may arrange to meet again for a formal job interview.
The Weekend Australian quotes Julie Mills, chief executive of the Recruitment and Consulting Services Association (RCSA),
Such conversational sprints... offer a fresher and friendlier approach to finding the right people for the right roles.
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