Exam 8: Interviewing

Before asking the difficult questions, Kenji spends several minutes during the opening portion of the interview chitchatting with Alejandro in hopes of finding a shared interest, value, or past experience. Kenji is establishing __________, an interviewing technique that helps create a positive communication climate.

Basil is angry. He feels that Rick is asking ________ questions. As a result, Basil does not think that his answers truly represent his views.

An interview is a planned and purposeful interaction between two parties in which questions are asked and answers are given.

Match the word or phrase with its meaning. -Neutral questions

The attorney was getting frustrated with Mary's long-winded and evasive answers to her interview questions. In order to get the more precise answers she anticipated, the attorney could have asked ________ questions instead of ________ questions.

Questions that reveal nothing of the interviewer's biases, preferences, or expectations are called

Adding hand gestures, increasing your rate of speech, and increasing the pitch of your voice while speaking enthusiastically about your career goals is part of communication.

Match the word or phrase with its meaning. -Primary questions

Match the word or phrase with its meaning. -Secondary questions

Match the word or phrase with its meaning. -Closed questions

Match the word or phrase with its meaning. -Open question

"What are the upcoming fashion trends that we will see this season?" This is an example of a closed question.

Whether it is just one person or a group of board members, the person or party asking questions during a planned and purposeful setting is called the

Skilled interviewers like Bill Moyers and Diane Sawyer often ask follow-up questions based on the interviewee's responses to their primary questions. Although they have prepared initial questions, there is still flexibility and a sense of naturalness to the body of their questions. This is representative of a ________ body.

Sarah took a political survey while at the grocery store. One of the questions asked was, "Do you support raising taxes on those who earn $250,000 a year or more?" This is an example of a(n) question.

Open questions are nonrestrictive questions designed to give the respondent maximum latitude in formulating an answer.

Mel offers the prospective employee he's interviewing an opportunity to ask him questions about the position, company, etc. Mel is in the _________ segment of the interview.

Leading questions can increase the level of tension in an interview because the interviewee isn't allowed to see any of the interviewer's biases, preferences, or expectations.

_____ questions introduce a major area of discussion.

An interview is