12 Questions
What type of interview involves multiple interviewers asking questions and evaluating answers of the same applicant at the same time?
Panel interview
Which type of interview does not allow the use of visual cues?
Telephone interview
What does the term 'primacy effects' refer to in the context of interviews?
Information presented early in the interview carries more weight
Which problem with unstructured interviews is related to basing hiring decisions on 'gut reactions' or intuition?
Poor Intuitive Ability
'Contrast Effects' in interviews refer to which phenomenon?
The performance order effect in interviews
'Interviewer-Interviewee Similarity' in relation to interviews suggests that a higher score is likely if:
The applicant is similar to the interviewer in personality, attitude, gender, or race
What type of interview is characterized by questions sourced from a job analysis and a standardized scoring key for evaluation?
Structured interview
In an unstructured interview, what is a distinguishing characteristic of the questions asked?
Free to ask anything they want
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?'
Unstructured interview
What is the key feature of structured interviews that makes them different from unstructured interviews?
Consistency in questions across all applicants
Which type of interview allows interviewers to assign points at their own discretion for the answers given by applicants?
Unstructured interview
What is an essential aspect of structured interviews that ensures fairness among all applicants?
Standardized scoring key
Learn about the different types of employment interviews based on structure, style, and medium. Explore the characteristics of structured and unstructured interviews, along with their key differences and purposes.
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