Interviews are the best way to choose among employees. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
It is argued that conducting interviews is the best method to select a candidate.
This
essay disagrees with this
statement because it does not evaluate the technical side of a candidate, and it is unfair to accept or reject a person on the basis of his performance in an interview
.
It is not possible to assess the candidate’s knowledge and skills in a short interview
. Although
an interviewee can make a good impression on an interviewer by answering confidently and accurately, he/
she would not be able to completely demonstrate his/
her technical abilities by only having a conversation with an interviewer. Moreover
, most of the current jobs require h
ands-on experience of certain areas which cannot be evaluated without taking a short exam of the candidates. Add an article
the
For example
, large multi-national companies have recently incorporated an additional exam in the hiring process to test the applicant’s skills against the required skill set needed for that particular job.
It is not fair to select a prospective employee purely on the basis of how he/
she performs in the interview
. There are various aspects which can affect a candidate’s performance due to which he/
she would not be able to give his/
her 100% in the interview
. This
means that a deserving person, who has the right set of skills and knowledge, could be rejected just because he/
she did not perform up to his/
her mark in a single interview
. For example
, last
year, I met with an accident while driving to appear in an interview
, but due to the state of mind I was in after the accident, I could not answer the most basic questions asked by the interviewer.
To conclude, an interview
is not the best technique to select a future employee because it cannot test all of the abilities of a candidate and it is not fair to take
a decision by judging one’s performance in an Correct your spelling
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