Chad Wants to Build a Start-Up Company with a Small

Multiple Choice

Chad wants to build a start-up company with a small number of people working for him. He decides to do all the hiring himself. Lucas, a friend of Chad's who is a lawyer, warns Chad about the risk of discrimination complaints he could receive from applicants who are not hired. Which statement best expresses the basis of Lucas's concern about avoiding discrimination?

A) Interviews are narrow and standardized, so they do not allow interviewers to test the integrity of interviewees with ease.
B) Interviews are subjective, so they have the potential of assessing candidates based on questions not related to the job.
C) Interviews are situational, so they provide a means to check the accuracy of information provided by the candidate.
D) Interviews are expensive, so their validity and reliability are always in question.
E) Interviews require polygraph tests, which give the interviewer an opportunity to ask questions that can violate the privacy rights of the interviewee.