Recruiting new employees can be a long and painful process. Some employers conduct 
 to select new workers. I disagree with the given statement, which says that the 
 is not a reliable 
, and other 
 are better. I believe that 
 is a reliable 
, but there are many other 
 which are equally good, and the choice is on the recruiters as to which technique they find suitable for their needs.
     There are many reasons why the 
 is preferred by some employers for hiring new staff. 
, by the ,
 the recruiters can get an idea about the personality and social skills of the potential employees. In 
, there is face-to-face interaction and the candidates have to answer impromptu questions, from which personality mindset can be judged. 
, 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.
  
, there are many other selection 
 with varied advantages. One  other common 
 is a written test. 
  is preferred when the focus is on judging the theoretical knowledge of the person. Another conventional selection basis is group discussion. 
  is good where a major job requirement of the company is conversational skills 
 sales jobs. Group discussion can determine the convincing power of an individual. 
 but not least, there can be a combination of all the three 
 like written tests, followed by group discussion and 
 . 
  is the most thorough of all the 
 checking everything from personality traits to knowledge and 
 communication ability.
   It is evident that different 
 have different advantages and the best mechanism cannot be singled out. It depends upon the situation. 
, 
 assess a person’s individual ideology better 
 written tests are more about knowledge and expertise in an area. There are shortcomings in every 
 too 
 there is a chance of personal bias in 
. The combination of 
 can take too long to select a candidate and may be too expensive to conduct for small companies.
   
, the hiring approach depends upon the job and company requirements. In some situations, conducting 
 is more apt, 
 in some situations the other mechanism may be more advantageous.