JOB INTERVIEW A
job interview is an
interview
consisting of a conversation between
a job applicant and a representative of an
employer
which is conducted to
assess whether the applicant should be hired.
[1]
Interviews are one of the
most popularly used devices for employee selection.
[1]
Interviews vary in
the
extent
to
which
the
questions
are
structured,
from
a
totally
unstructured
and
free-wheeling
conversation,
to
a
structured
interview
in which an applicant is asked a predetermined list of questions in
a specified order;
[1]
structured interviews are usually more accurate
predictors of which applicants will make suitable employees, according to
research studies
A job interview typically precedes the
hiring
decision. The interview is
usually preceded by the evaluation of submitted
résumés
from interested
candidates, possibly by examining job applications or reading many
resumes. Next, after this screening, a small number of candidates for
interviews is selected.
Potential job interview opportunities also include networking events and
career fairs. The job interview is considered one of the most useful tools for
evaluating potential employees.
[3]
It also demands significant resources
from the employer, yet has been demonstrated to be notoriously unreliable
in identifying the optimal person for the job.
[3]
An interview also allows the
candidate to assess the
corporate culture
and demands of the job.
Multiple rounds of job interviews and/or other candidate selection
methods may be used where there are many candidates or the job is
