Exam 14: Applying and Interviewing for Employment

Land-Air Global Transport has an immediate opening for a supply chain pricing analyst.You are interested in this job offer and wish to apply for it.In order to make a good impression on Land-Air Global Transport with your application letter,you should ________.

One of the ways in which a job applicant's managerial potential,commitment,and motivation is evaluated,is by conducting a(n)________.

In ________ interviews you are asked to relate specific incidents and experiences from your past.

Alicia was told by Mark about a vacancy at his organization and that the organization is accepting applications for the next two weeks.Alicia applies within a week.What should she do next?

When an employer asks you to tell him something about yourself,you should ________.

You have been assigned the duty of recruiting candidates for your team,by conducting open-ended interviews.During the interview,which of these strategies would you apply?

It is best to dress casually for an interview to portray your individuality.

Staging mock interviews can help you identify self-defeating nonverbal behaviors and speech mannerisms.

________ tests measure a variety of attributes involved in acquiring,processing,analyzing,using,and remembering information.

Kelly has scheduled her screening interview for tomorrow and she has requested the interviewer to conduct it over the phone.Since the interview is via telephone Kelly should ________.

During interviews,the objective of the ________ is to sell you on the advantages of joining the organization.

Although the warm-up stage is brief it does ________.

You have been asked to hire 10 consultants for H.Q.Services,but the company insists that you need not conduct preliminary screening interviews,because they believe that it may lengthen the hiring process.Which of these arguments could help convince them about the benefits of preliminary screening interviews?

Mentioning your strengths in an application letter ________.

An interview where the job candidate is criticized or provoked is a type of ________.

If your application letter and résumé fail to illicit a response,you may contact them a week after the close date.

Eucalygen Technologies (E.T.)is recruiting young,creative and talented individuals to fill their vacancies.As an applicant for this job your objective should be to ________.

In a(n)________ interview,the interviewer (or a computer program)asks a series of questions in a predetermined order.

As part of background checks,employers can check whether you have a criminal history and review your credit card record.

Describe six of the common types of interviews.