NAIROBI CAMPUS
COURSE: DIPLOMA IN CRIMINOLOGY
MODULE: COMMUNICATION
TASK 2: DISCUSS HOW SEVERAL NON-VERBAL ASPECTS COULD CONTAMINATE THE INTERVIEW PROSESS
NAME: DENNIS OKODOI OJUMA
ADMISSION NUMBER: 8034
TRAINERS NAME: JACINTA WARINGA
DATE SUBMITTED: 1/02/2014
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction………………………………………………………………………2
Circumstances……………………………………………………………………3
Arrangement of room……………………………………………………………3
Physical appearance……………………………………………………………..3
Handwritten notes……………………………………………………………….4
Multiple subjects or interviews…………………………………………………..5
Interview schedule and length……………………………………………………5
Conclusion………………………………………………………………………..6
References………………………………………………………………………..7
INTRODUCTION
An interview is generally regarded as the kind of meeting which occurs when someone applies for a job. This is certainly an important kind of interview which many people encounter during their work life.
All interviews need careful preparation, which should cover areas like, considering the purpose of the interview, gathering the necessary information, planning a suitable setting for the interview and thinking of the people who will be involved.
Contaminants refer to those that which render impure or unsuitable by contact or mixture. There are various factors that contaminate the interview process. An effective interviewer is responsible for reducing the contaminants to the interview process.
Most often, the greatest obstacle to an effective interview is the interviewer him/herself. The interviewer is supposed to focus on the subject as the person who will provide him with the information he seeks. The interviewer concentrates on establishing rapport, listening effectively, analyzing the subject verbal and non-verbal communication and grading how much or how little the subject is telling you.
The aspects that are going to be covered include that which are caused by the interviewer and the person being interviewed
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