The skills of interviewer and interviewee

Such a process requires the development of oral and social skills. The interviewer needs to do his homework before the interview, to decide exactly what the job entails, and the qualities needed in the person to do it. He then has to look carefully at the documents of all short-listed candidates and form questions to find out more about their strengths and weaknesses, so that their suitability may be assessed. Moreover, at interview he has to do this in such a way that the candidate is kept at ease and remains willing to answer questions fully and freely.

For his part, the interviewee also has to prepare himself before the interview – to draw up questions about the job and firm which will influence his decision to accept the job, should he be offered it.

Such a checklist of questions will include:

What prospects does the post offer? What are the arrangements for salary increases? Will there be an opportunity for further education or training? Will the job involve the opportunity for travel?

For his part, the interviewer usually rates the performance of each candidate against a checklist of required standards embodied in the following:

physique/health	appearance
intelligence	education/experience
skills/specialisms	qualifications
personality/character	circumstances

The job applicant attending an interview will need to be smartly turned out, polite and alert and ready to impart information about himself. The way he 'holds himself during the interview, answers questions and poses his own will affect the way in which the interviewer assesses him. The interviewer is usually looking not only for someone to carry out the job on offer efficiently, but also for someone who will fit into the organisation generally and who displays potential for development and promotion.

The following list gives the major points which the job candidate should keep in mind and attend to before, during and after the interview.

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