An interview is a conversation between two or more people (The interviewer and the interviewee) where questions are asked by the interviewer to obtain information from the interviewee. Interviews can be divided into two rough types, interviews of assessment and interviews for information.

Assessment :-

The most common type of interview for assessment is a job interview between an employer and an applicant. The goal of such an interview is to assess a potential employee to see if he/she has the social skills and intelligence suitable for the workplace. Similar interviews are also used for admissions to schools, allotment of grants, and other areas.

In most developed Companies, rules and regulations what can be asked in these interviews. Highly personal questions and those unrelated to the job at hand are illegal, as are questions which invite intolerance. However some interviewers tend to ask such questions in order to see how the interviewee reacts and if she/he is able to elegantly avert the question.