INTERVIEW PROCESS

Assessment 3: Process of interview essay

Assessment 3: Process of interview essay

Introduction

An interview and counselling process will help the employer to learn about the communication skills and the ability to present their experience and achievements. It is the process in which an interviewer and an interviewee communicate together to show interests of the interviewee for the applied organization.

Discussion

Interview and Counselling Process

Every interview process starts with a warm greeting where the interviewee gives his/her first appearance and firmly introduces himself/herself to the interviewer. The first impression is always the most crucial part because that is what wins half of the interview. The nervousness at the interview process is very common for every interviewee because then it is the challenge for them to demonstrate their interpersonal skills and their ability to grab the interviewers attention towards them (Take It Over, 2013).

The Curriculum Vitae (CV) must be well written in professional way because that is the first thing that the interviewer will go through it and start general interviewing according to the CV. The emphasis over the top most qualifications and experiences will be highlighted the most in the interview. Many cross questioning will start exchanging during the conversation so it is the interviewees job to be well prepared for the interview questions.

The behaviour and observation of the interviewee is judged by the interviewer because the confidence and cleverness is observed by the interviewer. As the interview is always a two way communication usually a face to face conversation, so the most intelligent questions are being asked at this moment for closing the interview with impressive questions for ending up the conversation while imposing an impression over the interviewer (Hersen, 2003, pp. 12-15).

The counselling process is also a two way communication which involves a counsellor who gives counselling for any assistance that is needed by a client. It is a detailed conversation with suggestions and various solutions for the concerned problem (Take It Over, 2013). During the counselling process, the client will discuss his/her problem that narrates the whole problem right from the beginning until the counsellor comes up with suggestions and solutions. The counsellor gives time for guiding the client with a solution for his/her problem and then it's the client's decision whether he/she implements the suggested decision or not.

Communication Skills with the Interview Process

The communication that an interviewee must keep must be formal and friendly enough to win the interviewers impression. The behaviour of the interviewee must be within the etiquettes of the interview. The interpersonal skills are being tested at each stage of interview process for testing the confidence of the interviewee. Along with the communication skills the interviewer checks whether the interviewee is capable of having the skills of problem solving or not (Govt Job, 2010).

Right from the beginning of the interview, the interviewees communication skill is being tested from his/her temper and abilities of verbal, symbolic and non-verbal behaviours which interprets the physical appearance and the interpersonal skills of the interviewee. In a two way communication it is necessary ...