<P> A job interview is a one - on - one interview consisting of a conversation between a job applicant and a representative of an employer which is conducted to assess whether the applicant should be hired . Interviews are one of the most popularly used devices for employee selection . Interviews vary in the extent to which the questions are structured, from a totally unstructured and free - wheeling conversation, to a structured interview in which an applicant is asked a predetermined list of questions in a specified order; structured interviews are usually more accurate predictors of which applicants will make good employees, according to research studies . </P> <P> A job interview typically precedes the hiring decision . The interview is usually preceded by the evaluation of submitted résumés from interested candidates, possibly by examining job applications or reading many resumes . Next, after this screening, a small number of candidates for interviews is selected . </P>

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