Employers use interviews to get to know potential employees before they are hired. Depending on the goals of the interviewer, interviews follow different approaches. Some are structured and others are less structured. Understanding and recognizing interview types will help you prepare and deliver your interview. Why do many companies prefer to conduct their initial screening using computer-assisted interviews? Computer-assisted interviews are more likely to simulate the work environment. Applicants tend to answer more carefully because their answers are being screened by a computer. Computer interviews eliminate many of the inherent problems with face-to-face interviews