The etymology of the word interview comes from Latin and is in turn composed of two words, "inter which means between" and "videre which means to see" then the term in Latin corresponds to "intervidere whose meaning is to see each other". Through an Interview, two or more people can learn about different aspects that are generally personal. In other words, an interview is a communicative act that is carried out between different subjects with the purpose of starting a conversation on specific topics and it is carried out with a specific purpose.
The common structure of an interview is that there is an interviewer, whose function is to ask questions to the interviewee and the latter must answer them.Despite being a dynamic dialogue, this structure must be preserved so that it can fulfill its objective, (that is, the questions and answers do not come from both parties simultaneously); in both cases, more than one person can occupy each place. The interviews do not happen by chance, both parties should be interested to do it and for that reason in most cases are convened with prior notice, on the other hand you have which can be public or private, depending on who they are directed to.
There are various types of interviews, among the most common are, job or interview work, which is usually done by the employer or a trustworthy person for him and who is (a) qualified to do so, its basic objective is to know the aptitudes, capacities and skills of the people who are applying for the job and thus ensure that it is suitable or not to occupy the position offered. In this type of interview, try to be as formal as possible and also take into account the appearance and language (diction or way of expressing themselves) of the potential employee.
Another very common type in this field is the journalistic interview, which are carried out with an informative purpose and are aimed at a group of people interested in the news, the content of this type of interview can be a testimony, personal opinions or come from a previous investigation. They can be recorded or live and they are usually broadcast by various media. And so-called medical interviews are questions that are asked of patients to obtain information about their medical history and information, they are also called clinical interviews.
