Exam 14: Interviewing, writing Follow-Up Messages, and Succeeding in the Job

It is a good idea to schedule a campus interview late in the evening because interviewers make the most crucial decisions during that time.

Jonathan Reyes is attending an interview at a law firm in California.His interviewer has asked him to walk him through his resume.Which of the following should Reyes do?

Disadvantages or weaknesses of a candidate are never broached in an interview.

Patterson and Co.,an advertising firm,recently conducted an interview for the position of a communication manager.While screening resumes,they found that one of the applicants,Irene Gray,had impressive qualifications and worked with several renowned companies in the past.However,when she was called for a face-to-face round of interview,they found her behavior unimpressive.Which of the following did Gray most likely do in the interview?

When an interviewer asks a candidate to walk him/her through a resume,one should take at least ten minutes to summarize important points from one's resume.

During an interview,it is important to conceal one's enthusiasm for the job by maintaining neutral expressions.

The _____ of an interview lasts for about two to five minutes where good interviewers will try to set the interviewee at ease and ask an introduction about them.

First impressions are unimportant in an interview because a candidate is judged solely on the basis of how he/she answers questions.

Situational interviews ask questions about the kinds of situations one had faced in the past jobs.

What should you include in a follow-up letter after an interview?

Which of the following is a characteristic of successful interviewees?

At one's first full-time job,one should avoid asking a lot of questions.

Which of the following questions should an interviewee ask at an interview?

Which of the following phone skills should one adopt while leaving a message on voice mail?

First interviews have a purpose of screening candidates instead of finding someone to hire.

Prior to an interview,one should browse a company's Facebook and Twitter pages in addition to the company newsletters.

Jane Sullivan recently attended an interview at Whistling Woods,a media house in Manhattan.Prior to the interview,she prepared well about her position and was able to answer all the questions asked during the interview.However,the interviewers found a streak of impoliteness in her interview.Which of the following did Sullivan most likely do wrong in the interview?

What are the three questions on which an interview strategy should be based?

Which of the following guidelines about note-taking should to be followed in an interview?

What does the close section of an interview comprise of? Discuss.