A selection interview" is a selection procedure designed to predict future job performance on the basis of applicants' oral responses to oral inquiries". The interview is probably the most commonly used assessment tool. A job interview follows a pre-determined structure and is designed to predict future job performance on the basis of the applicants' oral responses to oral inquiries. The interview may last about 45 minutes and the process is tape recorded. During this process, the …showed first 75 words of 873 total…

…showed last 75 words of 873 total…also have to guard against letting an applicant's attractiveness and gender play a role. "Generally, individuals ascribe more favorable traits and more successful life outcomes to attractive people." Race can also play a role, depending on how you conduct the interview. Structured interviews have been shown to produce less of a difference between minority and white interviewees, than unstructured interviews. The best strategy is to be actively nondiscriminatory. References: http://www.business.com/index.asp