We ask people to fill out an application by hand because a hand-written application gives us an indication of neatness and legibility of handwriting. Although neatness in handwriting is not a major determining factor, seeing what short cuts they use in filling out the handwritten application is important to us. Resumes may be attached and referred to in the application. The application makes sure all of our questions are answered if they are not covered in the resume. After going through the application, asking questions, and reviewing test scores, the interview moves to some more probing kinds of questions.
Body language is as important a response to questions as the actual answer.
We, of course, are interested in whether the job they are applying for is the ideal job as they view it. These preferences will generally come out. You can also tell by this kind of probing question if the applicant is trying to say what they think you want to hear or whether they are actually telling you something about themselves. Body language is as important a response to questions as the actual answer. Some people have a very clear-cut idea as to what they want to do and some do not.