While being interviewed for a job you really hope to be offered, the interviewer asks you about your marital status. What is the most effective way for you to handle the question?
a. Refuse to answer because it is your legal right to do so.
b. Attempt to answer the primary concern that motivated the question.
c. Answer it to be polite and take your chances with the effects it may have.
d. Let the interviewer know by changing the subject that you know the question is illegal and you do not intend to answer it.
Ques. 2Which of the following is an example of a desirable professional attitude during a job interview?
a. Focus on the benefits you will receive from a company.
b. Provide suggestions that may help turn the company around.
c. Show that you are strongly interested in the company.
d. Honestly admit that you are just taking interviewing for practice.
Ques. 3Phillip has prepared the following list of questions to ask the interviewer during his initial job interview. Which question should he avoid asking the interviewer?
a. What types of training are offered?
b. How many people have held this job in the past five years?
c. What salary are you planning to offer?
d. When do you expect to make your hiring decision about this position?
Ques. 4The STAR method refers to a
a. recommended format for writing a letter of recommendation: substantiation, thoughts, actions, and reasons.
b. format to help the job applicant answer open-ended questions: situation or task, action, and result.
c. reminder method for interview dressing: shined, tailored, accessorized, and ready.
d. discovery process used in researching a position for which you will interview: salary, training, activities, and rewards.
Ques. 5Which of the following is NOT an example of a behavioral question?
a. Would you describe a major project you organized at Anycompany, Inc.?
b. How did your experiences at Anycompany, Inc. prepare you to work for our company?
c. What was the most difficult thing you faced in your job at Anycompany, Inc.? How did you deal with it?
d. What are your major strengths and weaknesses?
Ques. 6Kendrick, a recent college graduate, wants to communicate that he can get along with others and is accepting of diversity. Which of the following statements should he avoid making?
a. I can work with others as well as independently.
b. I was an officer in a service organization.
c. I can work with most people.
d. I participated in several organizations that had diverse memberships.
Ques. 7Which of the following statements about employment interviews is FALSE?
a. Preparation for the interview includes researching the organization.
b. A self-analysis of your own strengths, weaknesses, accomplishments, and challenges should be undertaken prior to interviewing.
c. You should go to the interview prepared to both ask and answer questions.
d. Most questions asked in interviews can be answered from the rsum.