INTERVIEWER’S PREPARATION FOR AN INTERVIEW

Interviewer should prepare a plan for the interview. Interviewer should do preparation for interview on the following grounds:

1)      Purpose of Interview: An interview is conducted for a specific purpose. So the interviewer should have a clear idea of the objective. He should know all relevant details about the company, the nature of the job, its duties, responsibilities, requirements, other details like salary, privileges, stress level etc. If the interview is for the purpose of selection, the interviewer should know the qualifications, background, experience, salary, etc. related to the post. Keeping the objectives of the interview in mind, the interviewer should prepare a set of questions to be asked.

2)      Date and Time:  The interviewer should look into the physical arrangement for the interview. After the received applications are sorted and scrutinised, qualified candidates are selected for interview calls. The interview call letters should be sent well in advance, mentioning the date, time and place of interview. They should clearly specify what documents the candidate has to bring along with him.

3)      Seating Arrangement: The interviewer should choose a suitable, comfortable and interruption free place. The room should be well ventilated with proper positioning of furniture. Seating arrangement should be proper so that the candidate can have eye contact with every member and vice versa.

4)      Conducting of Interview: The candidate is strange to the place and he may be nervous. He has to be properly welcomed. When the interview starts, questions are asked to gather information about the candidate. His academic qualification, experience and capacity are judged. The personality of candidate is also studied. The interviewer should inform the candidate about the organisation, its aims and objectives and future plans. If the candidate has doubts, they must be clarified.

5)      Studying the Capabilities of the Candidates: After the interview is over, the interviewer or the panel of interviewers have to consider the plus and minus points of the candidates. A candidate may have the professional qualification and necessary experience. But still he may not be capable of shouldering the responsibilities of the job. If there are many deserving candidates, the best among them has to be selected.

6)      Selection of the Candidate: When the interviewers have finally selected the candidate to be appointed, the candidate has to be informed about his selection.