RS Quiz 5

Once you are done with a job-specific interview, conduct an exploratory interview at the earliest so that you can get to know the applicant in more detail and depth.

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Avoid interrupting the applicant, even if he/she is saying something irrelevant.

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You should avoid comparing the applicant with yourself, pervious job holders, or other applicantS.

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During a mealtime stress interview, you may decide to reject an applicant who ordered a food he/she could not pronounce properly.

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During a mealtime stress interview, the interviewer may negatively evaluate an applicant who ordered greasy, saucy or spicy food.

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Exploratory interviews have no correct answers, they are just designed to evaluate how an applicant would handle challenging and complex situations

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By conducting a mealtime stress interview, employers are looking to see how you would handle things like workplace conflict, abusive customers and work overload.

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Sometimes applicants try to dominate the interviewer to gain control of the interview. In such cases, it is preferable to reschedule the interview.

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Sometimes applicants become emotional while answering questions during the interview. In such cases, avoid saying words like, “I can see that you’re really emotional; just try to relax!”.

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When dealing with excessively shy or nervous applicants, make sure that your first competency-based or open-ended questions are related to a topic within the applicant’s area of experience.

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