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Unit 30: Interview

(2) Personal reference : To clarify his points, the interview should give instances of his personal Notes
experience
(i) Asking Questions : To inspire the candidate the interviewer should also express surprise so
that the candidates comes out with maximum information he carries.
(ii) Threat : Sometimes the interviewer may warn the candidate of the dangers of presenting
dubious information
(iii) Surprise : At the time of interview, the interviewer should also express surprise, so that the
candidate gets the feeling that his information is influencing the interviewer by his views.
This helps candidates to correct his statement or behaviour.
(iv) Informal Start : Interview should begin by putting aside the formal working document. It
should be spontaneous without referring to the main purpose of the interview.
(v) Permissiveness : It means that the interviews allows free flow of conversation without passing
any judgement on his statements. This helps to case the candidates tension.

(vi) Equal time for Conversation : In an interview both the interviewer and the interviewee
should get equal time to talk, otherwise the purpose feelness of the interview will be
compromised
30.4.2 The Body of the Interview
The middle part of important because it is only here that the desired information is gathered. To
make the middle part more useful, attention should be paid to the following suggestions.
(i) Use Motivating Questions : Motivating questions should be asked in the interview by the
interviewer so that the candidate feels comfortable in answering them. Questions having
monosyllabic answers should not be asked. Otherwise it will be difficult to get relevant
information from the candidate.
(ii) Proper Use of Silence : Silence should be understood in its correct perspective. While answering,
if a candidate becomes silent it should not be misconstrued as his ignorance.
(iii) Limited Information : The interviewer should not attempt to gather too much information in
one sitting due to time foundation.
(iv) Understanding Candidates Attitude : The interview should understand the candidates
emotions, his negative and positive reactions and respond clearly by saying ‘good, ok’, yes’
etc.
(v) Control Over Interview : The candidate should be free to express his views. If the interviewer
does not conduct the interview in a controlled manner he might fail to obtain necessary
information ‘After the ‘initial liberal approach, the interviewer should draw the candidate into
discussion on the main subject by putting direct questions.
30.4.3 Closing the Interview

Some times an interviewer, propelled by his own interest, drags on the interview to such a length
that the candidate starts feeling bored. Hence, during an interview care must be taken to ensure as
to how to end the interview. If a process is brought to an end judiciously it leves a healthy effect on
its results. Interview can end in two ways :
(i) Round off the interview in a way that the candidate goes back satisfied.

(ii) Or end the interview in a way that it does not take much time to start the next interview.
If a candidate is to be called again, then at the end of the interview he must be politely informed that
the current interview is being ended and that he may come again when convenient for further
discussion.

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