Deck 18: Interview Types and Techniques

Question 1

Let's say you have hired an employment consultant to help you identify good potential career opportunities as well as how to market yourself to get a great position after you graduate. During your first meeting with the consultant, she asks you questions about your goals, priorities, interests, and preferences so that she can begin her market research. What type of interview has taken place?

A) appraisal interview
B) problem-solving interview
C) information-gathering interview
D) service-oriented interview

Answer 1

D

Question 2

When an interviewer begins with closed questions and then moves on to broad, open-ended questions, he or she is using which organizational format?

A) funnel sequence
B) inverted funnel sequence
C) tunnel sequence
D) standard format

Answer 2

B

Question 3

During Dana's job interview, the interviewer first asked Dana several open questions to get a sense of her skills and background but then proceeded to closed questions to determine which software Dana had used and to determine whether she had specific training relevant to the job. What format did Dana's interviewer use?

A) funnel sequence
B) inverted funnel sequence
C) tunnel sequence
D) standard format

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Which of the following is not an accurate statement about interviews?

A) They are goal-driven.
B) They are dyadic.
C) They are unstructured.
D) They are transactional.

Question 5

Employment interviewers will usually ask questions to explore all of the following areas of information, except for

A) ability.
B) age.
C) character.
D) personality.
Answer Key

Question 6

A question that provides the interviewee with no hint concerning the expected response is called a

A) directed question.
B) leading question.
C) loaded question.
D) neutral question.

Question 7

When a television journalist sits down to interview a leading political figure, what type of interview is being conducted?

A) appraisal interview
B) problem-solving interview
C) information-gathering interview
D) service-oriented interview

Question 8

"What was your major in college?" What type of interview question is illustrated by this example?

A) open
B) closed
C) bipolar
D) loaded

Question 9

"Tell me a little about how your education has prepared you for this position" is an example of what kind of interview question?

A) open
B) closed
C) bipolar
D) loaded

Question 10

A printed summary of your education, work experiences, and accomplishments is referred to as a

A) cover letter.
B) résumé.
C) portfolio.
D) transcript.

Question 11

Questions that seek clarification or elaboration of responses to previously asked questions are referred to as

A) leading questions.
B) primary questions.
C) secondary questions.
D) directed questions.