It is a common practice all over the world for employers to interview potential candidates. While I don’t think that this is the best way to assess the job worthiness of a particular candidate, I cannot suggest any better alternatives. In my opinion, combining the interview with mock practical tests and written examinations is the best way of finding suitable candidates.
Interviews certainly are useful in many ways. The fact that they are used all over the world is a clear sign that a lot of employers find them useful. During an interview, the employer can assess the personality of a candidate to a great extent. Also there are various techniques that the interviewers can use to find out how a particular person will behave in various situations. Interviews are particularly helpful for selecting employees whose jobs require them to interact a lot with potential clients and customers. For example, people working in sales, marketing, PR or HR need good people skills that can be measured during an interview.
Perhaps the biggest downside of interviews is that the candidates can come prepared and turn the interview to their advantage. It is possible to give learned answers to questions asked during an interview. In addition, it is foolish to believe that all candidates will demonstrate their true nature or work ethics during an interview.
Another disadvantage of interviews is that by interviewing someone, an employer can only assess their personality and general knowledge. An interview, for example, is not a good way of measuring a person’s technical skills. By simply interviewing someone who has a degree in engineering, an employer cannot find out whether they have the skills required to deliver a good performance in the workplace. In such situations, putting the candidate through the tasks they would have to typically do before offering them a job is a better solution.
To conclude, while it is true that an interview is not the best method of choosing a candidate, there aren’t many better alternatives. In my opinion, employers should combine the interview with written tests and mock practical tests to find the most suitable employees.
It is a common practice all over the world for
employers
to
interview
potential
candidates
. While I don’t
think
that this is the best way to assess the job worthiness of a particular
candidate
, I cannot suggest any better alternatives. In my opinion, combining the
interview
with mock practical
tests
and written examinations is the best way of finding suitable candidates.
Interviews
certainly
are useful in
many
ways. The fact that they are
used
all over the world is a
clear
sign
that
a lot of
employers
find
them useful. During an
interview
, the
employer
can assess the personality of a
candidate
to a great extent.
Also
there are various techniques that the interviewers can
use
to
find
out how a particular person will behave in various situations.
Interviews
are
particularly
helpful for selecting employees whose jobs require them to interact a lot with potential clients and customers.
For example
,
people
working in sales, marketing, PR or HR need
good
people
skills
that can
be measured
during an interview.
Perhaps the biggest downside of
interviews
is that the
candidates
can
come
prepared and turn the
interview
to their advantage. It is possible to give learned answers to questions asked during an
interview
.
In addition
, it is foolish to believe that all
candidates
will demonstrate their true nature or work ethics during an interview.
Another disadvantage of
interviews
is that by interviewing someone, an
employer
can
only
assess their personality and general knowledge. An
interview
,
for example
, is not a
good
way of measuring a person’s technical
skills
. By
simply
interviewing someone who has a degree in engineering, an
employer
cannot
find
out whether they have the
skills
required to deliver a
good
performance in the workplace. In such situations, putting the
candidate
through the tasks they would
have to
typically
do
before
offering them a job is a better solution.
To conclude
, while it is true that an
interview
is not the best method of choosing a
candidate
, there aren’t
many
better alternatives. In my opinion,
employers
should combine the
interview
with written
tests
and mock practical
tests
to
find
the most suitable employees.