Deck 1: The Basics of Interviewing

Question 1

When we say that interviewing involves dyadic communication, we mean that:

A) It involves two or more parties
B) It involves two parties
C) It involves two people
D) It usually involves two people

Answer 1

B

Question 2

"Tell me more about this topic?" is a:

A) Trick question
B) Probe
C) Third-person question
D) A sensitive question

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Third-person questions are often used:

A) In the media
B) When the topic is unclear to the interviewee
C) When the topic is sensitive to the employee
D) In medical interviews

Answer 3

C

Question 4

A supervisor askes her subordinate, "How do you think the other people in the office think about the job I'm doing?" She is using a:

A) Trick question
B) Closed-ended question
C) Probe
D) Third-person question

Question 5

"If you were a tree, what kind of tree would you be?" is this type of question.

A) Projective
B) Reflective
C) Probe
D) Third-person

Question 6

A double barreled question asks:

A) For sensitive information
B) Multiple things
C) Illegal information
D) Unclear information

Question 7

After hearing a response from an interviewee the interviewer may ask "So what you mean to say is …?" This is:

A) A trick question
B) A loaded question
C) A paraphrasing question
D) Double-barreled question

Question 8

Eye contact on the part of the interviewer often demonstrates:

A) Serious intent
B) Interest
C) Superiority
D) Inferiority

Question 9

Silence in an interview:

A) Is always a bad thing
B) Makes the interviewee feel awkward
C) Discourages feedback
D) Can encourage the interviewee to keep talking

Question 10

Probes are:

A) Follow-up questions
B) Open-ended
C) Closed-ended
D) Rarely used in interviews

Question 11

Closed-ended questions:

A) Are always yes or no questions
B) Do not limit the way in which an interviewee can respond
C) Encourage the interviewee to speak at length
D) Limit the interviewee's options of response

Question 12

Open-ended questions:

A) Force the interviewee to answer just yes or no
B) Limit the interviewee's answers to just a few options
C) Seek specific data about the interviewee, like their age
D) Encourage the interviewee to respond in their own words

Question 13

A question that tells the interviewee how to answer the question (i.e. Don't you agree that it is important to come to work early every day?) is called a:

A) Loaded question
B) Leading question
C) Forward tip
D) Closed question

Question 14

Which sequence begins with open-ended questions and moves to closed-ended questions?

A) Tunnel
B) Inverted funnel
C) Funnel
D) None of these

Question 15

Generally speaking, what is wrong with the following question: "Are you ever going to stop cheating on exams?"

A) It's unclear
B) It's loaded
C) It's leading
D) It's irrelevant

Question 16

Interactions in an interview are:

A) Preplanned
B) Scripted
C) Purposeful
D) Spontaneous

Question 17

Interviews are: Purposeful, involve the asking and answering of questions and:

A) Involve only two people
B) Involves two or more parties
C) Involve three or more people
D) Involves two parties

Question 18

A zero-history interaction means that the parties in an interview:

A) Do not know each other
B) Share a history with each other
C) Are not sure why they are their
D) One of the parties has no chance to prepare

Question 19

If an interview starts with closed ended questions and moves to open ended question it has this sequence.

A) Tunnel
B) Inverted funnel
C) Funnel
D) None of these

Question 20

The Tunnel Sequence in interviewing is often used when:

A) In depth in formation is not needed
B) Only one topic is going to be covered
C) The interviewee is very knowledgeable
D) None of these

Question 21

When we go on a job interview, we are told to wear appropriate business attire. In this case our clothing would be a nonverbal:

A) Artifact
B) Gesture
C) Vocalic replacement
D) None of these