Selection Methods

Compare and contrast the effectiveness of a one-to-one interview and a panel interview as methods of selection.

• One to one interviews – get to know the employer and vice versa.
• This might make the interviewee feel less pressured and therefore perform to their best abilities.
• However, it is more difficult to judge who the best interviewee is as it may come down to the interviewers personal preference.
• Applicant may appear too relaxed to the employer


• Panel Interviews – A larger range of questions can be asked during the interview, it’s not as personal as a one to one as there is more than one person talking to you.
• One person on the panel may think that there not up to the job but the rest do and this could affect the interviewee’s chances of getting the job.
• May put the applicant under more pressure, make them more nervous

• One to one
• The applicant will not have as much nerves by having to face a panel of 3-4 as what they will be when it is only one person.
• Panel
• The panel will have a majority vote on who gets the job and therefore the interviewer will be under less pressure to make the correct decision.