Job Interview; Types And Forms

Job Interview is generally defined as a conversation between an employer and a job candidate, where the employer evaluates a candidate for prospective employment in the organization. The purpose of job interview is eliciting information. If on the one hand the interviewer wants to know about the candidate in great detail including the intangibles like his qualities, potential, attitude and teamwork, the candidate wants to know the financial health, working environment and plans of the employer besides what he will be getting in terms of compensation. The employer uses the information elicited to decide whether to offer job to the candidate, while the candidate uses the elicited information to decide whether to accept the offer, if made.

There are many types/ forms and styles of job interview. Although the purpose of all these remain the same, they offer different methods, and format for achieving the same goal. The type/ form of an interview may depend upon the organization’s policies and rules, nature of knowledge and skills required for the job or the position for which the interview is to be conducted.