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**** Apologies for cross-posting. Please forward to any interested parties. Thank you! **** *Have you navigated a library group interview (multiple candidates, same time and place), as a candidate or as a hiring manager? If so, I'd love to hear from you!* I am writing a magazine article about navigating group interviews in libraries. If you've done this, I'd love to hear from you. Your comments may be featured in the article, with full attribution of course, unless you request to remain anonymous. *Please respond by Saturday, Jan. 23.* To participate, simply write back to *[log in to unmask]* <[log in to unmask]> with your answers to any or all of the questions below. Be as personal, honest, specific, or general as you like. You can respond in complete or fragment sentences, paragraphs, story form, any approach that feels right for you. Talk about your own group interviews and what they were like, particularly the times when you interacted, or were asked to interact, with the other candidates. Details are good! How are the dynamics of a group interview different from a conventional interview? What tips do you have for candidates navigating group interviews AND for employers conducting group interviews? *(This is particularly important.)* How common are group interviews in librarianship? To your knowledge, are they used more frequently in certain circumstances or for filling certain positions? Do you think group interviews are more effective than conventional interviews at screening candidates? Why or why not? As a hiring manager, would you use group interviews to screen candidates? Under what circumstances? Why or why not? Thank you in advance, Michael -- *Michael A. Rodriguez, MLIS* *Assistant Professor, E-Learning Librarian @ Hodges University <http://hodges.edu/library>* *Social Media Manager @ Library & Information Technology Association <http://www.ala.org/lita/>* *Professional Consultant & Trainer **@ Shelver's Cove <http://shelverscove.wordpress.com/>*