A job interview is a one-on-one interview consisting of a conversation between a job applicant and a representation of an employer which is conducted to assess whether the applicant should be hired. Interview are one of the most popularly used devices for employee selection. Interviews vary in the extent to which the questions are structured, from a totally unstructured and free-wheeling conversation,to a structured interview in which an applicant is asked a predetermined list of questions in a specified order.

a job interview typically precedes the hiring decision .interview is usually preceded by the evalution of submitted resumes from interested candidates possibly by examining job application .after this screening a small number of candidates for interview is selected.