ABSTRACT
A selection interview is one part of the selection process, which in its turn is only a part of the longer process in which individual and job are brought together. Selection cannot be successful unless previous education and training of the right sort have been available to provide candidates with the necessary qualifications, and unless a good recruitment policy has ensured that enough of them apply to fill the vacancies. In a small business concern, a single selection interview may have to perform all the above tasks, and in such cases its flexibility has certain advantages. In a large organisation, however, when the starting pay and conditions of service are fixed, or when a large number of candidates have to be interviewed, the selection procedure can be rendered more efficient by reducing the tasks of the interviewer; for example, by providing adequate information about the job beforehand.
