The job interview was born in 1921, when Thomas Edison created a written test to evaluate job candidates' knowledge. Since then, the process has come a long way.

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2. The Evolution of Job Interview
In the beginning . . .
 Survival was the main goal, so there was no job search. ”Jobs” revolved around food,
so men hunted while women gathered food.
 In ancient Egypt, Rome and Greece, craftsman trained apprentices to carry on their
work.
1700-1800
 Professions were passes on from generation to generation.
 Apprenticeships were less like internships and more of a binding contract of
servitude.
 “Job Opening” was created when tradesmen didn’t have children. They passed on
their professions to apprentices.
 Benjamin Franklin served as an indentured apprentice in printing to his older brother.

3. 1800s
 The Industrial Revolution created many low-skilled jobs in factories, across
American cities.
 Employment was dependent on performance, with unskilled workers easily replaced.
The Birth of the Interview
1830
 First U.S. railroad is completed and continues to boom throughout the country.
1908
 Ford Motor Company introduces the Model T.
1917
 Woodworth’s Personal Data Sheets, the first objective personality test, is created to
evaluate soldiers in World War I.
 The test is imitated in other industries to screen out employees who won’t adjust well
to the workplace. The focus on adjustment leads to the importance of judging
candidates on cultural fir.
1920
 With more college-educated individuals entering the workforce, employers needed a
way to evaluate potential hires.
1921
 In 1921, Thomas Alva Edison created a written test for evaluate knowledge of Job
candidates knowledge. At that time Job Interview was born. It was published in New
York Times. After some time new Technology arrived and it’s broken out traditional
face-to-face model.
1876
 Alexander Graham Bell invents first telephone. After that people using telephoning
interview.

4. 1969
 Internet is born but it's not for public. In 1991 World Wide Web, the Internet we
know today is created. Candidate assessment tests begin to move from an in-person
interview strategy to an online Screening tool.
1984
 Motorola releases the first commercial mobile phone.
1995
 Internet and video technology evolves and the first public video conference between
the North America and Africa take place.
2003
 After 1995 Social Media come in market and it is very easier to connect job seekers
and companies.

5. Social Media Platforms
 In 2003 Social professional Network LinkedIn was launched to creating a place for
job seekers and employers to connect.
 In 2005 YouTube was born, making it easy for anyone to create and upload videos.
 In 2006 BlackBerry releases its first consumer-friendly smartphone which was so
popular and its older name was “Crack Berry” in 2006.
 In 2006 Social Media Sites grew in popularity with the launch of Facebook, followed
by Twitter.
 62% job seekers check employees out on social media and 43% of employers using
social media sites for find best candidates for them.
In 2015
 People started using Smart phone and find employees with help of that.
 89% job seekers say that they will use their mobile device during their job hunt.
 18% of smartphone owners used their device for submit job applications.