Types of Interviews

1) Which of the following is the most commonly used selection tool?

• A) telephone reference
• B) reference letter
• C) interview
• D) personality test

13) What type of interview would most likely include the following statement? "Imagine that you have just been assigned the task of winning the business of our competition's biggest client. How would you proceed?"

• A) behavioral
• B) stress
• C) puzzle
• D) situational

17) Which of the following terms refers to a group of interviewers working together to question and rate one applicant?

• A) serial interview
• B) board interview
• C) sequential interview
• D) mass interview

23) With phone and tablet video functionalities FaceTime™ and Skype™, Web-based "in person" interview use is widespread; In a recent year about ________ of candidates took such interviews .

• A) 2%
• B) 7%
• C) 18%
• D) 45%

25) Career FAQs lists things that interviewees should keep in mind when doing an online video interview. Which of the following is NOT one of them?

• A) clean up the room
• B) use a new computer
• C) do a dry run
• D) look presentable

28) Which of the following statements is most likely true?

• A) Interpersonal skills are difficult to judge from phone interviews.
• B) Phone interviews can generate spontaneous answers from candidates.
• C) Candidates prefer phone interviews more than face-to-face interviews.
• D) Interviewers usually judge candidates the same in phone and face-to-face interviews.

40) Studies suggest that interviewers tend to evaluate applicants less favorably in telephone interviews than in face-to-face interviews.

• A)True
• B) False

55) First impressions created from a candidate's application forms or personal appearance rarely affect interviewer ratings of candidates.

• A)True
• B) False

56) Candidates who make an initial bad impression on an interviewer are typically able to reverse the situation if they close the interview in a strong manner.

• A)True
• B) False

58) Interviewers tend to rate candidates who promote themselves and use impression management tactics more poorly on candidate-job fit.

• A)True
• B) False