<p>For a 45 minute interview, approximately how many questions are they going to ask you and approximately how long should we spend answering each question? I just want a rough idea since I've never done an interview before. Also, do they just stop when time runs out or do they have a certain amount of questions to ask?</p>
<p>It varies.</p>
<p>Some companies have a formal standardized interview procedure. I interviewed with a company that had this; 30 minute interviews with 4 different people asking the same 5 questions. They filled out their opinions on a standardized form. </p>
<p>I’ve also had interviews that were pretty open-ended. I could tell that there weren’t set questions. They usually just try to feel you out and they would go with the flow in terms of questions and times. </p>
<p>Don’t worry about spending too much time or too little time on a question. Don’t over-think anything.</p>
<p>Do we need to be really good speakers/communicators to get hired? Let’s say we show professionalism, good eye contact, and answer all their questions (state what happened, what you did, and what you learned) making it sound positive and in each answer include a positive quality/skill such as teamwork, time management, prioritizing, etc. Does it really matter whether or not our answers sound like a short essay written for standardized state tests?</p>
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<p>Keep your answers short, concise, and to the point. You definitely need to be a good communicator in a first round interview. Be positive. Don’t talk about your faults. But rather highlight faults as strengths. Essentially, your experiences will be the talk of the first round interview.</p>
<p>It should consist of anywhere of 10-15 questions. Could be more or less depending on the interviewer. Some like to talk about misc. stuff and then throw out a STAR question to test your abilities to think on your feet. Others follow a strict format of questions one after another.</p>
<p>In addition, you want to be professional. Have a calm demeanor. Keep your tone steady. But its all up to you. I would suggest trying to cop’ a read on the interviewer and see where they stand on the professionalism pole. I have gotten an internship offer after talking about street racing for 15 minutes. It all depends on the person you’re interviewing with.</p>
<p>^If someone does all those things, can they still not be hired/go onto the next round?</p>
<p>Yes. It’s not an exact science, and it can be quite subjective.</p>