These include telephone, or blinded interviews when interpersonal skills are an important function of the job. Structured interviews are one of the better ways the traditional interview can be replaced. A structured interview is often conducted by more than one individual and has a list of predetermined questions. These questions have a list of answers which have preassigned scores the answers given during the interview are rated according to this list. This method when properly conducted can be very valid and reliable.
Many experts claim that the best way to select employees is with a realistic job preview.
Put the candidate into the work situation and see how things develop. These also must be structured in order to improve validity. The contents of the articles in the student paper section of this journal were gathered and prepared by the student author as an individual student at Emporia State University. The editor has assisted each author in the preparation of each article for presentation in this on-line journal format. Comments on both content and style are welcomed.