Who each entry is written for
Interview format terms, behavioral, technical, panel, case, situational, structured, take-home, and others, are written for a candidate trying to figure out what to expect walking in, but stay accurate enough that a recruiter drafting an interview plan can use the same page.
Hiring process terms, applicant tracking system, screening interview, phone screen, second round, exit interview, cover what happens to an application after it's submitted, useful for a candidate wondering why they haven't heard back and for a recruiter explaining their own pipeline to a candidate.
Answer framework entries, like the STAR method, break down how to structure a behavioral answer step by step rather than just naming the acronym. And candidate-facing terms, ghosting, notice period, resume gap, filler words, culture fit versus culture add, address the parts of a job search that don't fit neatly into either format or process but come up constantly anyway.
A few entries, like mock interview, define terms Intervieux itself avoids using for its own product, because a glossary that only defines the words a company likes to use isn't much of a glossary.
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Is this glossary written for job seekers or for recruiters?
Both. Interview format and answer framework terms are written primarily for a candidate preparing, while hiring process terms like applicant tracking system or screening interview are useful to a recruiter explaining their pipeline as much as to a candidate trying to understand where they stand in it.
Does the glossary cover interview answer frameworks like STAR?
Yes. The STAR method and SOAR method entries break behavioral answer structure down step by step, which matters directly on Intervieux since the scoring penalty system checks whether a behavioral answer actually follows that structure.
Why does Intervieux define mock interview if it doesn't use that term?
Because job seekers search for it. Intervieux calls its own product AI interviews, since they're a real hiring signal employers act on, not a rehearsal exercise, but the glossary still defines mock interview accurately since that's the term most people search first.
How long is each glossary entry?
Short. Each one leads with a direct definition in the first sentence, followed by a short paragraph on where the term fits into an actual interview or hiring process, meant to be read in under a minute rather than treated as a full article.
Are new terms added to the glossary regularly?
Yes, the glossary grows as new interview formats and hiring process terms come up in real candidate and recruiter questions, rather than being fixed to one list published once.
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