INTRODUCTION
1. Historically speaking, it
has been established that more that more than 80% of job vacancies are filled
following an interview. As a matter of fact, most people have had the occasion
of experiencing an interview situation even though this occasion might have
been of trivial significance to them. In selection interviews, a person seeking
a job is met formally by the representative or representatives of the employer,
who may ask a series of questions and observe his behavioral pattern to assess
his suitability for the job.
Here, the purpose of the interview is to assess
the candidate for the job and to select the best candidate. The role of
the interviewer is to evaluate the
suitability of the candidate and the role of the candidate is to convince the interviewer and interview, if not conducted in an appropriate manner, could become a poor predictor of subsequent job performance. Nevertheless, an interview, as a proven valid predictor of the candidates subsequent performance continues to be a popular tool for selections all over the world..
suitability of the candidate and the role of the candidate is to convince the interviewer and interview, if not conducted in an appropriate manner, could become a poor predictor of subsequent job performance. Nevertheless, an interview, as a proven valid predictor of the candidates subsequent performance continues to be a popular tool for selections all over the world..
AIM
2. To increase the awareness
among the students about the about Interviews at SSB.
SCOPE
3. The subject entails
covering the u/m aspects: -
(a)
What is an interview.
(b)
Definition.
(c)
Importance of Interview.
(d)
Types of Interviews.
(e)
Important Tips for facing an
Interview.
CONDUCT
What is an Interview?
4. Gen.
(a) Interview, as the art of
holding a ‘purposeful conversation’, has been prevalent in a candidate tuned as
is evident in the old literature comprising writings of philosophers,
theologians, novelists, educators and even scientists. However, its practical application by a
trained interviewer is less easy to trace.
(b) It is common knowledge
that an interview is a dependable means of gathering information about one
person by another and provides a platform to an individual where he can express
his views and opinions to others in a structured manner. An interview situation implies actual
physical proximity of two or more persons and presumes that all usual means of
communication would be made available for usage. To elaborate, the participants must be able
to have a look at one another, listen to each other’s voice, get over the
barrier of language and put to use all that, which is psychologically needed
for physical proximity. An interview is
also described as an encounter between two or more individuals with exchange of
words as the main channel. It is a
typical from of conversation in which the process of turn taking is more
formalized than we see in common conversation in everyday life.
(c ) Some of the kinds of
interview we experience regularly include the ones we see on TV, job-based
interviews, market and social research interviews taken by medical
practitioners, lawyers and most commonly, selection interviews. The information interviews seek conforms to
the specific purpose for which the interview is conducted. Thus, a psychiatrist may seek information
about the mental and physical condition of patient, a lawyer may prove a
witness in a legal trial and a journalist may investigate a scoop or question a
politician to unravel the real story behind a scandal. In a selection interview, the employer seeks
information to examine a candidate’s suitability for a job.
5. Components of an Interview.
(a) An interview is a formal
forum or setting to know someone for a purpose.
It is essentially a conversation between two or more persons and the
very purpose of an interview demands that there must be an element of structure
in the conversation, which in turn, implies that the interview must have a
planned beginning, a middle and an end.
A number of studies have revealed that interviews, which did not have a
planned structure, could not eventually bring out the desired results. As a consequence, interviews with designed
structure or pattern have become much popular in their usage the world
over. There are three fundamental
elements of a face to face interview.
(i) A meeting
(ii ) With a purpose
(iii) In a controlled setting
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