Types of Employment Interviews
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What type of interview involves multiple interviewers asking questions and evaluating answers of the same applicant at the same time?

  • Panel interview (correct)
  • One-on-one interview
  • Return interview
  • Serial interview
  • Which type of interview does not allow the use of visual cues?

  • Written interview
  • Telephone interview (correct)
  • Face-to-face interview
  • Video conference interview
  • What does the term 'primacy effects' refer to in the context of interviews?

  • Interviewer-Interviewee Similarity
  • Interviewee Appearance
  • Information presented early in the interview carries more weight (correct)
  • Lack of Job Relatedness
  • Which problem with unstructured interviews is related to basing hiring decisions on 'gut reactions' or intuition?

    <p>Poor Intuitive Ability</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'Contrast Effects' in interviews refer to which phenomenon?

    <p>The performance order effect in interviews</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'Interviewer-Interviewee Similarity' in relation to interviews suggests that a higher score is likely if:

    <p>The applicant is similar to the interviewer in personality, attitude, gender, or race</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of interview is characterized by questions sourced from a job analysis and a standardized scoring key for evaluation?

    <p>Structured interview</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In an unstructured interview, what is a distinguishing characteristic of the questions asked?

    <p>Free to ask anything they want</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which style of interview allows the interviewer to ask questions like 'Where do you want to be in five years?' and 'What was the last book you read?'

    <p>Unstructured interview</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the key feature of structured interviews that makes them different from unstructured interviews?

    <p>Consistency in questions across all applicants</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of interview allows interviewers to assign points at their own discretion for the answers given by applicants?

    <p>Unstructured interview</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is an essential aspect of structured interviews that ensures fairness among all applicants?

    <p>Standardized scoring key</p> Signup and view all the answers

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