You are an interviewer and have the feeling that the candidate is trying to hide something.What should you do?
A) Ask the candidate openly if he or she is trying to hide something.
B) Ask a series of open-ended questions that allow flexibility in responding to areas that might be related to the problem.
C) Check his or her references and ask them if they know of something that the candidate might be hiding.
D) Simply ignore the situation and depend on your personal judgment as to whether to hire the candidate.

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Option B allows the interviewer to gather more information from the candidate and explore areas that could potentially reveal what they might be hiding. Asking directly about hiding something could put the candidate on the defensive, making it more difficult to get an accurate response. Checking references could be helpful but may not always reveal everything, and ignoring the situation is not a responsible approach when hiring for an important role. Therefore, option B is the best choice.

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