When an employer discusses a variety of job- and personality-related topics with a candidate with relatively few prepared questions to guide the conversation, it is called a(n) ______________ interview.
A) structured
B) unstructured
C) simulated
D) freeform

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An unstructured interview is when the employer has relatively few prepared questions and instead discusses a variety of job- and personality-related topics with the candidate. The conversation is more free-flowing and can lead to more in-depth information about the candidate, but can also be less reliable as a hiring tool. The other options, structured, simulated, and freeform, do not fit the described scenario.

When an Employer Discusses a Variety of Job- and Personality-Related