Interview

The first major objective of the application process is getting an interview.

An interview is a formal method of exchanging information between people. An interview is a formal, face-to-face meeting at which someone is asked questions in order to find out whether they are suitable for a job or course of study. It is a planned and controlled conversation between two or more people during which both speak and listen from time to time. The major part of the interview (about 95% of a 30-minute interview) is reserved for asking and answering questions, seeking solutions to problems, or trying to persuade the interviewee to accept the idea or product.

Interviewer is a person who asks the questions in an interview. Interviewee is the person who answers the questions in an interview.

Interviewscan be divided into two types:

interviews for assessment

interviews for information.

The most common type of interview for assessment is a job interview between an employer and an applicant. The goal of such an interview is to assess a potential employee to see if he/she has the social skills and intelligence suitable for the workplace. Similar interviews are also used for admission to schools or colleges, allotment of grants, performance appraisal, termination and induction.

The second class of interviews are those seeking to gather information about a subject. These types of interview are central to the practices of journalism,instructions, police interrogation, selling.

There are various kinds of job interview: One to One interview, Panel interview, Group interview, Phone interview, Lunch interview.

Interviewing skills are skills in conducting an interview (interviewer) or in being interviewed (interviewee). Interviewing skills will help you to eliminate the problems in getting a job or in recruiting the best candidate. They will give you confidence to succeed in your initial preparation, the job interview itself, and the follow-up procedure.

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