Important of the Interview Method :

i. Useful of Securing Information from Persons at All levels :

The questionnaire method is useful only for the educated. Sometimes, questionnaires cannot elicit the required response from persons of different levels of intelligence. This drawback is overcome by the interview method.

ii. Method of Inter stimulation :

As a result of two or more persons coming in contact with each other during an interview they stimulate each other mentally. This helps the respondent to come up with the answers that are required of him. By observing the respondent closely, an interview can ascertain some aspects of the candidate’s behaviour.

iii. It is the Best Method for Getting Information about feelings :

No other method of social research provides better information on feeling, emotions, and sentiments than an interview.

iv. Psychological Study :

It is a psychological and scientific method of study which helps the interviewer to understand the persons he is interviewing.

v. Verification of Information :

Information collected through questionnaires and observation cannot be verified easily. But in an interview, it is possible to verify the information that has been collected from sources like the bio data or the application form.