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The purpose of interview is to know about the capabilities of a person for a specific purpose. It is a method of assessing the suitability of job seekers for a given job. An interview refers to a meeting arranged with a purpose in which conversation takes place between interviewers and the interviewee in the form of questions and answers. The interviewer tries to evaluate the suitability of interviewee for a given job, where as interviewee tries to convince the interviewers that he/she is the right choice for the job. Interviewers are good observers, patient listeners, have strong capability to gauge the candidate.

As the interviewers conduct the interview, they carefully observe the verbal and non-verbal responses, the personality attributes, expression power, attitude of'candidate, his/her ability to conduct in difficult situations, logical reasoning capabilities.

In interviews, the basic aim is to judge the personality of a candidate, i.e. to assess the capacity of candidate for leadership, initiative and intellectual curiosity, tactfulness and other social qualities, mental alertness, grasp, practical application, integrity of character, approach to handle problems, motivation, endurance, communication skills, etc.