Unstructured Interviews Remain One of the Most Common Forms of Employee Selection

Despite the increasing complexities of the workplace and improvements in employee selection methods, unstructured interviews remain one of the most common forms of employee selection. This approach, however, is no longer viable or necessary.The selection and placement of employees is one of the most important parts of running a successful organisation. "Any organisation that intends to compete through people must take the utmost care with how it chooses organisational members. Employee selection decisions made over the course of an organisation's history are instrumental to its ability to survive, adapt and grow."(De Cieri, H. & Kramar R., 2003) . There are many methods used when trying to find the right person to fill a position within an organisation.
The employee selection interview is one of the most common selection methods used by organisations today. …