Steps involved in interview schedule

[laji]

Explain the steps involved in interview schedule.

[nbm]

(1) Reviewing back ground information. Pertinent information about the candidate should be collected and noted down before hand. This preparation saves time and mental effort during the interview and enables the interviewer to sketch in advance at least a general picture of the candidate.

(2) Preparing a Question Plan—Every interview should have a question plan. It is useful for inexperienced interviewers to have this written down in front of them so that questions can be ticked off as they are dealt with. This plan may cover physical make up, attainments, general intelligence, specialised aptitudes, interest, dispositions and circumstances.

(3) Creating a helpful setting—Most interviews have overtones of emotional stress for the applicant success in interviewing depends on reducing this stress. This can be achieved if the following conditions are present at the place of interview: privacy and comfort, atmosphere of leisure, freedom from interruptions, authentic feeling for and interest in the candidate.

(4) Conducting the interview-Interviewing is like fishing, where it is often necessary to change depth, lure and location in order to get a bite. It is therefore necessary to use a number of different approaches during the course of an interview.

(5) Concluding the Interview—In the final few moments, the interviewer guides the interview to a close. After the candidate leaves, the interviewer looks over his notes, recalls his impressions, collates his observations and makes a provisional appraisal before seeing the next candidate. He fills up the interviewer's Rating Sheet meant for this purpose, rating sheet forces the interviewer to think carefully on various factors relevant to the job.

(6) Evaluating—The final test of interviewing is whether or not it achieves established goals satisfactory. Interviews should elicit data that validly predict job success for applicants if they are hired and the results of interviewing should be consistent. "