The hiring process may be different from one company to another. Nevertheless, the goal is thesame—get the candidate who is the best fit for the position. Even so, how to choose that person?Here are some best practices used by industry leaders to attract the best talent for the job. Inparticular, these are the new trends in the hiring process to be prepared for when you have a jobinterview.

Typically, an interview is held in a conference room or office. However, this makes it easy forthe employer and the candidate to act predictably. The problem with this approach is that at the endof a typical interview, the employers often don't have a much better feel for the candidate than theydo after reading the candidate's resume. Alternatively, some employers walk around the office forpart of the interview. This allows the employer to get a sense of how the candidate interacts withother people,and whether the candidate is truly curious and interested in how the company runs.

Another change is that some employers create teams to hire new employees in comparison tohaving just one administrator conduct the interview. Employers then get opinions from the teammembers. More importantly, this helps employers hire someone with whom current employees couldget along.

Also, employers want to make sure that candidates provide new viewpoints for the company.Before they hire someone, they think about the diversity of viewpoints that the candidate can bringto the company. Be prepared to share how you can add value to the company through your ownunique perspective and how you will help the company solve problems creatively.

Furthermore, many companies try to get a sense of the kind of work the candidates will do forthe company before hiring them as full-time employees. For example, they may offer you a temporary contract first as a consultant. Likewise, they may assign you a small task as part of theinterview process.