chapter 7 Flashcards

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Unstructured conversational interview in which the interviewer pursues points of interest as they come up in response to questions

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Unstructured (nondirective) interview

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2
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Interview following a set sequence of questions

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Structured (directive) interview

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3
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Series of job related questions that focus on how the candidate reacted to actual situations in the past

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Behavioral interview

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4
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“What his or her behavior would be in s given situation”

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Situational interview

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5
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Describe how they would react to a hypothetical situation today or tomorrow

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Behavioral interview

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6
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Series of job related questions that focus on relevant past job related behaviors

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Job related interview

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7
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Interview which applicant is made uncomfortable by a series of rude questions

(Helps identify low or high stress tolerance)

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Stress interview

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8
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Interview in which each interviewer forms an independent opinion after asking different questions

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Unstructured sequential interview

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9
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Interview where the applicant is interviewed sequentially by several persons

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Structured sequential interview

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10
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An interview in which a group of interviewers questions the applicant

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Panel interview

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11
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A panel interviews several candidates simultaneously

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Mass interview

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12
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Three ways to make interview more useful

A

Use structured situational interviews
Know what to ask
Beware of commuting interviewing errors

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13
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Errors that can undermine an interviews usefulness

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First impressions
Not clarifying what job requires
Nonverbal behavior and impression management 
Candidate order error
Pressure to hire
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14
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Error of judgement on the part of the interview due to interviewing one or more very good or bad candidates

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Candidate order

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15
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Analyzing structured situational interview

A
Analyze the job
Rate jobs main duties
Create interview questions
Create benchmark answers
Appoint the interview panel and conduct interviews
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