Exam 7: Interviewing Candidates

What type of interview would most likely include the following statement? "Imagine that you have just been assigned the task of winning the business of our competition's biggest client.How would you proceed?"

In order to conduct an effective interview,interviewers should NOT ask job candidates about their ________.

The interview is the most widely used personnel selection procedure.

Interviewers tend to rate candidates who promote themselves and use impression management tactics more poorly on candidate-job fit.

A manager who begins an interview by asking the applicant about the weather is most likely attempting to ________.

First impressions created from a candidate's application forms or personal appearance rarely affect interviewer ratings of candidates because of EEO laws.

The primary advantage of computer-aided interviews is the ability to ________.

Which of the following statements is representative of what might be asked in a situational interview?

Which of the following interview formats will most likely result in the highest validity?

Which of the following is the most commonly used selection tool?

Behavioral interviews ask interviewees to describe how they would react to a hypothetical situation at some point in the future.

The Web serves as a tool for many firms who need to save money when conducting selection interviews.

Talent management is most effective if the same employee profiles are used for both recruiting purposes and appraising purposes.

During an interview,Tanya discusses her numerous accomplishments at previous jobs and praises the interviewer frequently.Tanya is most likely using ________.

Which type of interview questions are most likely designed to probe an applicant's motivation to meet the job's requirements through activities such as physical labor,customer service,and frequent travel?

In a brief essay,discuss the four types of questions that are frequently used in structured situational interviews.Explain the purpose of each question type and provide an example of each.

How do situational interviews differ from behavioral interviews?

According to EEOC guidelines,an interviewer must limit his or her questions to whether an applicant has any physical or mental impairment that may interfere with his or her ability to perform the job's essential tasks.

When rejecting a job candidate,it is best to refrain from providing an explanation detailing the reason for the rejection because most candidates view an employer more positively when they don't know the reason for the rejection.

A structured behavioral interview contains a series of hypothetical job-oriented questions with predetermined answers that interviewers ask of all applicants for the job.