What do you mean by interview? Discuss the its merits and denerits?
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Merits and Demerits of Interviewing:
Interviewing has two big advantages over other methods. These are as follows:
(a) It can fill information gaps and can correct questionable responses.
(b)It can effectively bring out the behavioural characteristics of the applicant. The interviewer can easily find out whether the applicant. The applicant can easily find out whether the applicant is likely to get along with others in the organization or not, where can his talents be utilized most effectively, and so on.
The most serious limitations of interviewing are the interviewer’s bias and his pseudo-scientific premises. Because of the interviewer’s bias a misfit may be hired and a qualified candidate may be rejected. The interviewer may match “men and prejudices” instead of “men and jobs”.
Closely allied to have are most of the premises of such pseudo-sciences as graphology, physiognomy, palmistry, phrenology and astrology. The interviewer may use his knowledge of these subjects in interviewing, thus doing gravest injustice to the candidate. For example, a candidate with a receding forehead may