... during the selection process. Interviews as a mode of selection and perceived benefits. Selection methods are used to assess candidates in order to estimate the extent to which they possess attributes that are thought to be desirable for the job (Robertson, 1996). In a generic sense, that which is predicted (the criterion) in personnel selection is some measure of the benefit of a worker to the employing organization. That is, it is some index of job performance or success. The employer embarking on the fundamental path of selecting potential employees has many different modes of selection from which to choose including psychological tests, references, work samples, assessment centres, bio data and of course, interviews which have often been described as 'a conversation with a purpose'. Much research has focused on the interview as a selection instrument, with the emphasis on the interviewer obtaining information from candidates in order to assess their ability to do ...

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