| Conducting a job interview is a substantial task which | | | | ask the applicant. S/He must be very patient with the |
| requires some knowledge about the content of | | | | applicant;i. e, in case an unreasonable response comes |
| interviews and applicants' behaviour. The following | | | | from the applicant, the interviewer must keep calm and |
| paragraphs are going to be about the key points in | | | | try to motivate both him/herself and the applicant. |
| conducting a job interview. | | | | Another important feature in conducting a job interview |
| First of all, conducting a job interview requires a | | | | is to have applicant behaviour. This means the |
| behaviour such that the interviewer is not easily | | | | interviewer ought to be capable of constructing an |
| satisfied with the applicant's answers. S/He must be | | | | emphatic communication with the applicant. S/He |
| capable of generating new questions during the | | | | should think about what s/he would do if the applicant |
| interview and try to make the applicant be clearer | | | | would be him/herself. This is a vital point in conducting |
| about specific points mentioned in the interview | | | | a job interview because a person capable of |
| questions. | | | | understanding the current emotions of the person |
| Conducting a job interview also makes the interview | | | | sitting opposite to him/her can help that person not only |
| content knowledge compulsory for the interviewer | | | | physically but also emotionally. For instance, in case the |
| because it is not rational to have an interviewer with | | | | applicant feels frustrated, an interviewer who can |
| no knowledge about the job itself. S/He should also | | | | motivate thus mediate the applicant constructs a |
| know the details of the job so as to maintain a stable | | | | high-quality relationship between him/her and the |
| condition against the applicant. On the other hand, this | | | | applicant. This results in the continuity of the job |
| must not be confused with the perception that | | | | interview session, which means a second chance for |
| interviewer should mislead the applicant. This is an | | | | the applicant to achieve his/her goals. |
| undesirable result and under no circumstances must it | | | | To sum up, conducting a job interview incorporates |
| occur. | | | | some remarkable aspects that are vital in explaining |
| In addition, the job interview conductor must have a | | | | the general properties of a successful job interview |
| good relationship with the applicant during the interview | | | | session. Interviewers must educate themselves so as |
| session. S/He ought to listen to the applicant carefully | | | | to increase the probability of the continuous relationship |
| and take notes if needed in case there is an obligation | | | | between them and the applicants. |
| to look at them in order to create new questions to | | | | |