Interviews form the basic selection criteria for most large companies. However, some people think that an interview is not a reliable method of choosing whom to employ and there are other better methods. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

It is undeniable that most companies rely on

interviews

for hiring new

employees

, but some people believe that

this

dependence on

interviews

is wrong and that other alternatives should be preferred as they are better. I believe that

interviews

are a reliable method, and the other methods cannot be considered more effective. There are many reasons why

interviews

are suitable for hiring new

employees

.

Firstly

, through the interview, the recruiters can get an idea about the personality and social skills of the potential

employees

. In

interviews

, there is face-to-face interaction, and the candidates have to answer impromptu questions, from which personality traits can be judged.

Also

, by asking some case study-type questions,

employees

can judge traits like the ability to handle pressure, confidence and the ability to think outside the box.

In addition

,

although

there are many other methods for hiring, none of them could be considered superior to

interviews

.

One

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the other common method is the written test, which is good to judge the theoretical knowledge of the person.

However

,

this

method cannot give a good idea about the personality of the candidate.

By contrast

, through

interviews

, employers can judge both the knowledge and temperament of the potential employee.

Moreover

, the written test is fallible to cheating as sometimes candidates can take outside help. Another selection process is a group discussion, which is good where a major job requirement is conversational and persuasion skills

for instance

sales jobs. They are really not suited for technical jobs because these are not customer oriented.

On the other hand

,

interviews

hold good for any type of job as the interviewer can frame questions to test the particular skills they require.

To conclude

, I would like to reiterate that the preference for

interviews

for hiring among employers is justified as

interviews

have advantages over other commonly adopted methods.