Interview and Its Types, Advantages and Disadvantages

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INTERVIEW AND ITS TYPES

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TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE Author (Mandatory) ...................................................................................................................................... 1 Title of Guide................................................................................................................................................. 1 Table of Contents .......................................................................................................................................... 2 Interview ....................................................................................................................................................... 3 Objectives of Interview ................................................................................................................................. 3 Importance of Interview ............................................................................................................................... 3 Type of Interview .......................................................................................................................................... 4 Type 1 – Structured Interview ...................................................................................................................... 4 Type 2 – Unstructured Interview .................................................................................................................. 4 Type 3 – Group Interview ............................................................................................................................. 5 Type 4 – Exit Interview .................................................................................................................................. 6 Type 5 – Depth Interview .............................................................................................................................. 7 Type 6 – Stress Interview .............................................................................................................................. 8 Type 7 – individual Interview ........................................................................................................................ 8 Type 5 – Informal Interview .......................................................................................................................... 8 Type 5 – Formal Interview ............................................................................................................................ 9 Type 5 – Panel Interview ............................................................................................................................... 9 Type 5 – Phone Interview ............................................................................................................................. 9 Advantages of Interview ............................................................................................................................... 9 Disadvantages of Interview........................................................................................................................... 9 Final Words ................................................................................................................................................. 10 References .................................................................................................................................................. 10

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Interview A conversation in which one person (interviewer) produces information from another person (interviewee). A transcript or account of such a discussion is also called an interview.

Objectives of Interview • •

Collecting the data — both extensively and intensively.

Exchanging the data and also the experience

Importance of Interview The interview is essential for the interviewer and the interviewee. Its influence may be analyzed through following points: • •

An interview first helps the interviewer to explain the communication skill of the candidate.

Through oral interviews, the applicants' communication standards can be assessed. The verbal response of the candidate also helps the interviewer to analyze the social behavior of the candidate. Additional information can also be composed via interviews. The candidate's attitude and mind can be assessed only by such oral interviews.

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An interview helps the interviewer to assess the knowledge of the applicant. Quires related with the job requirements; education, and technical aspects will assist the interviewer in deciding on the candidate upon his subject and technical knowledge.

The expectation of the interviewer and the candidate can be freely discussed only through interviews.

The interview is significant in helping the interviewer to choose the right candidate for their organization.

An interview gives your insight on what the person you are interviewing thinks, or appears to be thinking. Hence every interview should be taken seriously, and all things that went unattended during the interview must be corrected. Because interview helps to collect group that can be taken through interview. different p information. Sensitive topics which people may feel uncomfortable discussing in a focus

Types of Interview 1. Structured Interview Here, every single detail of the interview is decided in advance. The questions to be asked, the order in which the questions will be asked, the time is given to each candidate, the information to be collected from each candidate, etc. is all decided in advance.

A structured interview is also called Standardized, Patterned Directed or Guided interview. Structured interviews arc preplanned. They are accurate and precise. All the interviews will be uniform (same).

Therefore, there will he consistency and minimum bias in structured interviews.

5 2. Unstructured Interview This interview is not planned in detail. Hence it is also called as Non-Directed interview. The question to he asked, the information to be collected from the candidates, etc. are not decided in advance. These interviews are non-planned and therefore, more flexible.

Candidates are more relaxed in such interviews. They are encouraged to express themselves about different subjects, based on their expectations, motivations, background, interests, etc. Here the interviewer can make a better judgment of the candidate's personality, potentials, strengths and weaknesses. However, if the interviewer is not efficient then the discussions will lose direction and the interview will be a waste of time and effort.

3. Group Interview Here, all the candidates or small groups of candidates are interviewed together. The time of the interviewer is 'saved. A group interview is similar to a group discussion. A topic is given to the group, and they are asked to discuss it.

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The interviewer carefully watches the candidates. He tries to find out which candidate influences others, who clarifies issues, who summarizes the discussion, who speaks effectively, etc. He tries to judge the behavior of each candidate in a group situation.

4. Exit Interview When an employee leaves the company, he is interviewed either by his immediate superior or by the Human Resource Development (HRD) manager. This interview is called an exit interview. Exit interview is taken to find out why the employee is leaving the company. Sometimes, the employee may be asked to withdraw his resignation by providing some incentives.

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Exit interviews are taken to create a good image of the company in the minds of the employees who are leaving the company. They help the company to make proper Human Resource Development (HRD) policies, to create a favorable work environment, to create employee loyalty and to reduce labor turnover.

5. Depth Interview This is-a semi-structured interview. The candidate has to give detailed information about his background, special interest, etc. l also has to give detailed information about his subject.

8 Depth interview tries to find out if the candidate is an expert in his subject or not. Here, the interviewer must have a good understanding of human behavior.

6. Stress Interview The purpose of this interview is to find out how the candidate behaves in a stressful situation. That is, whether the candidate gets angry or gets confused or gets frightened or gets nervous or remains coo' in a stressful situation.

The candidate who keeps his cool in a stressful situation is selected for the stressful job. Here, the interviewer tries to create a stressful situation during the interview. This is done purposely by asking the candidate rapid questions, criticizing his answers, interrupting him repeatedly, etc. Then the behavior of the interviewee is observed and future educational planning based on his/her stress levels and handling of stress.

7. Individual Interview This is a 'One-To-One' Interview. It is verbal and visual interaction between two people, the interviewer and the candidate, for a particular purpose. The purpose of this interview is to match the candidate with the job. It is two-way communication.

8. Informal Interview

9 An informal interview is an oral interview which can be arranged at any place. Different questions are asked to collect the required information from the candidate. The specific rigid procedure is not followed.

It is a friendly interview.

9. Formal Interview The formal interview is held in a more formal atmosphere. The interviewer asks pre-planned questions.

The formal interview is also called the planned meeting.

10. Panel Interview Panel means a selection committee or interview committee that is appointed for interviewing the candidates. The panel may include three or five members. They ask questions to the candidates about different aspects. They give marks to each candidate. The final decision will be taken by all members collectively by rating the candidates. A panel interview is always better than an interview by one interviewer because, in a panel interview, collective judgment is used for suitable candidates.

11. Phone Interview A Phone interview may be for a position where the candidate is not local or for an initial prescreening call to see if they want to invite you in for an in-person interview. You may be asked typical questions or behavioral questions. Most of the time you will schedule an appointment for a phone interview. -11. The interviewer calls unexpectedly; it's ok to ask them politely to schedule an appointment. On a phone interview, make sure your call waiting is turned off; you are in -a quiet room, and you are not eaten drinking or chewing gum.

Advantages of Interview • • •

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An excellent technique for getting information about the complex, emotionally laden subjects.

It can be easily adapted to the ability of the person being interviewed.

Yields a good percentage of returns. Yields perfect sample of the general population. Data collected by this method is likely to be more correct as compared to the other techniques that are used to investigate issues in an in-depth way for the data collection.

Discover how individuals think and feel about a topic and why they hold individual opinions Investigate the use, effectiveness, and usefulness of particular library collections and services Inform decision making, strategic planning, and resource allocation Sensitive topics which people may feel uncomfortable discussing in a locus group Add a human dimension to impersonal data Deepen understanding and explain statistical information.

Disadvantages of Interview • • • • •

Time-consuming process.

Involves high cost.

Requires a highly skilled interviewer.

It requires more energy.

May sometimes involve systematic errors.

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More confusing and a very complicated method.

Different interviewers may understand and transcribe interviews in different ways.

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References https://aiou-ignou.blogspot.com/2018/09/ https://kalyan-city.blogspot.com/2011/04/what-are-different-types-of-interview.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview https://www.slideshare.net/sarapadne/interview-11039826