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Why do employers use interviews?

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Historically, interviews have always been used as a way of recruiting or selecting new staff. Despite the development of psychometric tests, in-tray/e-tray exercises and other ingenious strategies dreamt up by occupational psychologists, it is unlikely that interviews in some form will disappear.

After all, it makes sense that employers would want to meet the people they could be working with for 40 hours a week. Interviews are useful for you too. They enable you to meet the people behind the glossy recruitment material and to see if they meet your expectations.

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