Cover -- Half Title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Original Title Page -- Original Copyright Page -- Contents -- Dedication -- Foreword -- Authors' Preface -- Chapter 1 Purpose of the Book -- Chapter 2 The Aim of the Selection Interview -- The interview as a stage in the employment cycle -- The functions of the interview -- The extent to which a candidate can be studied through the interview and other means -- Is the interview worth-while? -- Chapter 3 The Plan of Attack -- The need for a systematic approach -- Aspects of the job -- Aspects of the candidate -- Chapter 4 Preliminaries and Setting -- Arrangements for a short list -- The interviewing timetable -- Accommodation-the importance of privacy -- Greeting the candidate -- Study of written information -- Chapter 5 Method during Interview -- Securing the candidate's co-operation -- The form of questions -- Provocation, disagreement, competition and cross-examination as interview methods -- The interview pattern -- The biographical record -- Are personal questions legitimate? -- Round off the interview -- Respecting confidences -- Chapter 6 Note-taking, Interview Reports and Rating Scales -- Taking notes at interview -- Use of an interview form -- Planning and layout of an interview report -- Use of a rating scale -- Ranking and assessment in terms of functions -- Chapter 7 The Board Interview -- Pros and cons of the Board interview -- Size and composition of a Board -- The role of the Board chairman -- The role of other members of a Board -- Board procedure and gradings -- Chapter 8 Multiple Interviewing -- Sources of unreliability in assessment -- Methods of reducing unreliability -- The pre-Board interview -- The multiple interview and the Board interview as a check -- Chapter 9 How to Study Information Provided by the Interview -- Reviewing interview observations and information