Ch 8 PR 298

Which of the following is recommended as an effective way to answer unlawful questions during an employment interview?

a. Answer the fear behind the question rather than the question asked.

Ms. Schmidt is coming back to the workplace after having taken time off to spend with her children. Due to the fact that she wants to emphasize her skills she should use a FUNCTIONAL resume format.

true

The INTERVIEWEE has a responsibility to be prepared to ask questions during an interview.

true

Veronica is preparing her web resume (e-portfolio). It is important that she remembers to provide a link to a conventional resume.

true

"Are you a citizen of the United States?"

(A) lawful

"Convince me that you are a person who is willing and able to take initiative."

(A) lawful

"To what professional organizations do you belong?"

(A) lawful

"What are your greatest weaknesses?"

(A) lawful

"What do you know about our company?"

(A) lawful

"What is your maiden name?"

(A) lawful

"What personal qualities do you have that you think would be helpful in working with people within our organization?"

(A) lawful

"Are you married, divorced, or single?"

(B) unlawful

"Do you have any handicaps?"

(B) unlawful

"Do you own your own car?"

(B) unlawful

"Do you own, rent, or lease your home?"

(B) unlawful

"Have you ever been arrested?"

(B) unlawful

"Say, your address is in an interesting part of town; isn't that in a German area?"

(B) unlawful

"When and where were you born?"

(B) unlawful

"Why hasn't an attractive woman like you been married by now?"

(B) unlawful

"You look Vietnamese. Are you?"

(B) unlawful

Research suggests that, when answering questions, successful job applicants

c. use humor when appropriate.

During the rapport stage of the interview, it is important to

a. establish a relaxed feeling between the interviewee and interviewer. b. look carefully at the letter of application for clues as to what subject would be of most interest to the person. c. give a clear overview of the job and any responsibilities connected with it. d. verify the interviewee's name and position sought. * e. all of the above.

If an interviewer has low self-esteem and feels threatened by the interviewee, then the interviewee may find himself/herself in a(n):

a. hostile or stress interview.

About impression management, research shows that successful applicants do which of the following?

a. use the controlling style of impression management b. look directly at the interviewer c. claim personal responsibility for successful past events * d. all of the above

Which of the following is normally a lawful question to ask during an employment interview?

b. "If you were starting college all over again, what courses would you take?"

According to research, employers prefer which type of resume?

b. chronological

Chronological resumes

b. highlight work experience.

Sean learned in an information gathering interview that the company he hopes to interview with does not keep hard copies of job applicants' resumes on file. Instead, they store them electronically and use a job specific program to search for the best interview candidates. Knowing this, Sean needs to prepare which type of resume to submit to this company?

b. scannable resume

Which of the following is NOT a part of the process the interviewer should plan for the interview?

c. Send a thank you note.

The structured interview

c. allows the interviewer to learn a great deal about the interviewee in a short amount of time.

Drew recently got laid off and is getting ready to start job looking. Which of the following methods accurately states the way most jobs are found and would therefore probably be his most to least successful strategy?

c. networking, friends, job agencies, newspaper ads, using a social networking site

Yahoo received negative backlash when their CEO, Scott Thompson, was accused of lying about his academic credentials. The fact was uncovered by:

d. a dissident shareholder group.

The body of a letter of application should not state

d. a review of your resume.

"Tell me about a time when you had to demonstrate leadership and decisive thinking" is an example of

d. behavioral question

The questioning phase of the interview is the responsibility of

d. the interviewer primarily, but the interviewee partially.

According to one survey, the number TWO recruitment strategy in the U.S. is employee referrals.

false

The only code in the initial impression of the interviewee is the VERBAL code.

false