Deck 8: The Employment Interview

Question 1

Veronica is preparing her web resume (e-portfolio).It is important that she remembers to provide a link to a conventional resume.​

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Interviewees prefer that interviewers do all of the following except:

A)Show high levels of nonverbal immediacy ​
B)Listen to interviewee answers and limit the number of interruptions
C)Conduct the interview in an informal way in a busy work area.
D)​Ask open questions and allow sufficient time to answer them.

Answer 2

C

Question 3

"Tell me about a time when you had to demonstrate leadership and decisive thinking" is an example of​

A)Standard question
B)Behavioral question
C)Direct question
D)​Unlawful question 

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Impression management research shows in the first five minutes:

A)A positive impression can predict the applicant will be hired 75% of the time.​
B)A negative impression can predict the applicant will not be hired 75% of the time.
C)A positive impression can predict the applicant will be hired 90% of the time.
D)​A negative impression can predict the applicant will not be hired 50% of the time.

Question 5

Why are you applying for this position?

A)Standard question
B)Behavioral question 
C)Direct question
D)​Unlawful question

Question 6

Skills,experience,and education are just some of the factors that should be used to determine whether a person is qualified for a particular job.​

Question 7

Which of the following is normally an unlawful question to ask during an employment interview?

A)"To what professional organizations do you belong?"
B)"What personal qualities do you think would be helpful in working with people within our organization?"
C)"Do you own your own car?"
D)​"If you were starting college all over again,what courses would you take?"

Question 8

Sean learned in an information gathering interview that the company he hoped to interview with does not keep hard copies of job applicants' resumes on file.Instead,they store them electronically and use a job specific program to search for the best interview candidates.Knowing this,Sean needs to prepare which type of resume to submit to this company?

A)Conventional resume
B)Electronic resume
C)Web based resume
D)​Social media profile/resume

Question 9

The body of a letter of application should not state

A)Your purpose in sending the letter. 
B)How you heard about the available opening.  
C)Your basic qualifications for the position.
D)​A review of your resume. 

Question 10

Ms.Schmidt is coming back to the workplace after having taken time off to spend with her children.She should use a functional resume format that emphasizes her skills.

Question 11

If an interviewer has low self-esteem and feels threatened by the interviewee,then the interviewee may find himself/herself in a(n):​

A)Hostile or stress interview.
B)Non-structured interview. 
C)Structured interview.
D)​Group interview. 

Question 12

As long as the comments are not phony,manipulative,or false,research indicates that the controlling style of impression management results in more job offers and higher ratings of the candidate for motivation,enthusiasm,and technical skills.

Question 13

According to research,employers prefer which type of resume?​

A)Functional
B)Chronological
C)Combination
D)​There is no employer preference.

Question 14

During the rapport stage of the interview,it is important to do all of these except:

A)Establish a relaxed feeling between the interviewee and the interviewer.
B)Look carefully at the letter of application for clues as to what subject would be of most interest to the person.
C)Outline next steps after the interview,and give the applicants a chance to ask questions.
D)​Get the interviewee comfortable and ready to talk.

Question 15

The interviewee has a responsibility to be prepared to ask questions during an interview​

Question 16

Which of the following is normally a lawful question to ask during an employment interview?​

A)"When and where were you born?"
B)"Have you ever been arrested?
C)"Are you a citizen of the United States?"
D)​"Do you own,rent,or lease your home?"

Question 17

Which of the following is recommended as an effective way to answer unlawful questions during an employment interview?​

A)Answer the fear behind the question rather than the question asked. 
B)Silently refuse to answer the question.
C)Refuse to answer and mention that the question is unlawful.
D)​Answer the question as it was asked. 

Question 18

The questioning phase of the interview is the responsibility of

A)The interviewer
B)The interviewee
C)The interviewee primarily,but the interviewer partially.
D)​The interviewer primarily,but the interviewee partially. 

Question 19

Which of the following is not a suggestion for interviewees given by the text?

A)Speak quietly and in a muted tone
B)Focus on eye contact,appearance,and facial expressions
C)Send a thank-you note
D)​Be prepared for any type of interview 

Question 20

In this kind of interview,the interviewer expects you to take most of the initiative and to give detailed and fairly long responses.​

A)Hostile or stress interview.
B)Non-structured interview.
C)Structured interview.
D)​Group interview. 

Question 21

Briefly discuss the two guidelines used to determine whether or not a question is lawful.​

Question 22

Conventional paper resumes are organized in one of three basic ways.What are they and when should each be used?​

Question 23

What are the three phases of an interview and what should happen in each phase?​

Question 24

Successful applicants use five types of comments as impression management tools during an interview.What are they?​