Innovative embodiment of job interview in emotionally aware communication robot

Emotions form an important component of human behavior and decision making. This paper reports on the embodiment of emotions and other human attributes like gestures, speech and motion in a communication robot for conducting a job interview and measuring emotional and cultural fitness of a candidate for a sales job. The contributions include enhanced information quality for managerial decision making, customization of follow up face to face interviews, and enhancement of social interaction between people and communication robot in interview situations.