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There are two ways to interpret the question of hiring based on interviews only. One way is to decide if a person is only being evaluated on an interview. The other interpretation is whether or not the person has sent in a resume and an interview is a follow-up to the resume.

The latter scenario is the interpretation that makes the most sense, especially, in the hiring process of mid to large corporations.

The typical hiring process goes through a typical cycle. A job opening is either listed through newspapers, online job opportunity posting sites, an employment agency, or trade publications. The applicant applies for the job by sending a resume, which gives the employer an opportunity to see the skills the applicant possesses and the employment career record, as well as the educational background.

Based on the resume, which many potential employees inflate, the human resource person must select those who most closely match the needs of the company. An applicant usually includes letters of reference, which the employer usually requires as a part of the initial application process. Most of the time, employers scrutinize the letters and call references on the applicants that appear to fill their needs.

From the selected candidates, based upon their resumes and letters of reference, human resources call in for personal interviews. This is the place where many applicants fall down. Some people are intimidated by the situation and become tongue-tied. They really do believe they are the best candidate for the job, but have difficulty with the interview and are dismissed as a potential employee. This kind of applicant is usually negative about "interviews get the job". They feel it is unfair.

Is that fair? Of course it is. Within the job setting you will have to approach others with ideas or problems that are occurring.

Other potential employees didn't do their research about the business and present themselves as inadequate. The applicants that did inadequate or no research about the job, feel it is unfair to use the interview as a basis of getting the job.

Other applicants come across as being a "know-it-all" and turn-off the interviewer. They may be glib, but their interview doesn't stick to the question. The disingenuous answers to questions show up immediately to the interviewer. These applicants feel that they should have gotten the job. They don't think in terms of "fair" or "unfair".

That is why there are so many places on the Internet and in cities to help applicants prepare for an interview.

Employers are seeking highly qualified employees that will represent their companies. If you can't handle yourself during the interview process, how can the employer know that you are the most qualified?

The interview is the most important part of the hiring process because it represents who you are as a potential employee.

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