Higher Business School in Leskovac

English for business purposes II

English language teacher: Miljana Stojkovic- Trajkovic
 CONTENTS
What is an interview
Selecting the candidates for an interview
 Process of an interview
Preparation for an interview
What to wear on an interview
Common nonverbal mistakes on an
interview
Types of interview
Types of questions on an interview
Effective listening
WHAT IS AN INTERVIEW?

An interview (conversation with a purpose)

with a candidate for a job in which a manager
or personnel worker attempts to obtain and
assess information about a candidate to make
a valid prediction on the candidate’s future
performance in the job.
 Employee selection

Selection is the process by which a

firm uses specific instruments to
choose from a pool of applicants
a person or persons most likely
to succeed in the job(s), given
management goals and legal
requirements.
 Types of tests
 Intelligence (cognitive ability) testsMeasures general intelligence: the
capacity of abstract thinking and reasoning
 Personality tests Five-factors model
 Extroversion/introversion
 Emotional stability
 Agreeableness (cooperativity)
 Conscientiousness
 Openness to experience

 Ability tests

 Aptitude testsJob specific tests that are designed to predict the

potential performance of given job tasks

 Attainment tests Measuring abilities and skill already

acquired
 E.g. typing test
 Psychological tests

 These are measuring instruments: psychometric tests

 The purpose is to provide an objective means of measuring
individual characteristics
 These are more objective and more valid than the interviews
 A good test is:
 Valid (accurate)
 Reliable
 Standardized on a representative sample of the relevant
population
 Sensitive: can differentiate applicants
Effective listening
PROCESS / PARTS OF AN INTERVIEW

Check information from

CV

Check information that the

candidate has about company

Stressful part

Hypothetical
TYPES OF INTERVIEW

 GROUP INTERVIEW several candidates at the

same
 PANEL INTERVIEW is the reverse of the group
interview. There are several people from the
employer.
 ON SITE INTERVIEW When you get an
interview that is at the employer’s place of
business
 ONE ON ONE interviewer and interviewee
 HYPOTHETICAL INTERVIEWS
Employers will sometimes “put” you in a work
situation to test your problem solving skills.
 Open ended

Multi-Barreled Close ended

Types of
questions

Hypothetical
Behavioral

Leading
Stress
1.
QUESTIONS FOR
How many types of an interview exist?
THE ORAL EXAM
2. Telephone interview
3. Group interview
4. Panel interview
5. One on one interview
6. On spot interview
7. Hypothetical interview
8. How many parts are there in one interview?
9. Procedure of an interview
10. How many types of questions exist on one interview?
11. Explain or give an example of open-ended question
12. Explain or give an example of closed-ended question
13. Explain or give an example of hypothetical question
14. Explain or give an example of leading question
15. Explain or give an example of multi-barreled question
16. Explain or give an example of behavioral question
17. What is an interview?
18. Selection of the candidates at the interview
19. Types of tests on an interview
20. Candidate evaluation form
21. Preparation for an interview
22. What to wear on an interview