Chapter 9: Interviews VOCABULARY

interview

• a question that allows an interviewee to answer in any number of ways
• a structured conversation designed to gather information
• a question that is limited to a specific piece of information or a simple "yes" or "no" answer
• a brief account of your education, qualifications, and work experience

résumé

• a question that calls on the person responding to take a guess or use his or her imagination
• An answer that you truly believe.
• a question that follows a closed question in order to gather more information
• a brief account of your education, qualifications, and work experience

expectations

• what an interviewer expects to see and hear from an applicant
• a brief account of your education, qualifications, and work experience
• An answer that you truly believe.
• a question that follows a closed question in order to gather more information

conventions

• a brief account of your education, qualifications, and work experience
• a structured conversation designed to gather information
• traditions or customs widely used to govern the interactions
• An answer that addresses the question asked.

open question

• a structured conversation designed to gather information
• a question that follows a closed question in order to gather more information
• a question that allows an interviewee to answer in any number of ways
• a brief account of your education, qualifications, and work experience

closed question

• An answer that you truly believe.
• a question that is limited to a specific piece of information or a simple "yes" or "no" answer
• a question that allows an interviewee to answer in any number of ways
• traditions or customs widely used to govern the interactions

follow-up question

• An answer that addresses the question asked.
• An answer that you truly believe.
• a question that follows a closed question in order to gather more information
• a structured conversation designed to gather information

hypothetical question

• An answer that you truly believe.
• a question that is limited to a specific piece of information or a simple "yes" or "no" answer
• a question that allows an interviewee to answer in any number of ways
• a question that calls on the person responding to take a guess or use his or her imagination

responsive answer

• what an interviewer expects to see and hear from an applicant
• a brief account of your education, qualifications, and work experience
• An answer that addresses the question asked.
• An answer that you truly believe.

sincere answer

• what an interviewer expects to see and hear from an applicant
• a brief account of your education, qualifications, and work experience
• a structured conversation designed to gather information
• An answer that you truly believe.