Cracking interviews

1. INTERVIEW TECHNIQUES

2. INTRODUCTION-
The Interview is a face-to-face interpersonal communication in
which a candidate is asked questions to assess his capability
for the recruitment, promotion or the expected situation. It is
a systematized method used to assess a person, usually by a
panel of experts. The evaluation could be for employment or
promotion .Interview consists of verbal responses between
two persons or between several persons. A job interview is a
pre-arranged and planned conversation with a definite
purpose and informality. It is said to be the most intense
dyadic communication that is communication involving two
people seeking to exchange information.

3. Success in job interview depends on knowledge, self-
confidence ,good speaking skills ,good study of the job profile
and using the proper strategies. Recruitment experts believe
that a job interview provides the best opportunity to examine
the knowledge and experience of a candidate and thus makes
it an effective technique for evaluating the suitability of a
candidate.

4. Importance of the Interview method-
Information is collected through face-to-face contact. Since
interview is a direct technique of collecting data ,lot of
information can be collected from the respondents . The
interviews conducted for research purpose serve as a device
to help identify variables and relations. Interviews help to
assess the qualitative facts found in the form of ideas ,feelings
,beliefs etc. Interviews can be used to assess persons at all
levels, irrespective of level of intelligence. Also the
information supplied by the candidate in the resume can be
verified in the interview. Depending on the requirement ,
interviews could be with the group or with an individual.

5. Types of interview
• Clinical Interview: These Interviews are conducted to identify
certain behavioural abnormalities .It is used by the
counsellors or medical professionals.
• Selection Interview: To select a person on the basis of certain
qualities the interview is conducted by a single expert or
usually a panel of experts
• Appraisal Interview: This interview is conducted for the
employees already in the job. This process is used on the
regular basis to evaluate the performance of an employee

6. • Exit Interview: In any organization ,an employee may leave
the job for better prospects or because of lack of satisfaction
with the work-culture or the inter personal relations.

7. Any candidate , when applies for the job needs to prepare
systematically. Thorough preparation gives confidence to the
candidate. It is due to the fact that the oral interaction of a
short duration is going to be crucial and a deciding factor for
being selected for the job. The preparation by the candidate
involves basically the understanding of the position applied
for, the standing of the organization and their expectations
about a candidate. The preparation for the job involves:
analyzing oneself, assessing one’s skills, analyzing the job,
understanding the organization, revising the subject
knowledge and developing the interview file.
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