Appendix A Quiz
True or False
1. Interviews are more structured and goal-driven than other forms of communication
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2. The inverted funnel question sequence for interviews uses questions at the same level of specificity throughout
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3. Although most employers require a cover letter to be submitted along with a résumé, most do not read them carefully, and they have little effect on whether a candidate gets an interview
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4. When preparing for an interview, it helps to anticipate common questions about ability, desire, personality, character, and health
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5. In a performance appraisal, friends and family contact a counselor to help them deal with a loved one’s addictive behavior
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6. A common goal in the opening of an interview is to build a friendly rapport between the participants so that there is a feeling of mutual trust
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7. Open questions provide the most freedom for responses
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8. Interviewees should arrive at an employment interview prepared to ask a question or two of the interviewer
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9. Anticipating what questions might be asked in an interview is not important because the questions for each interview are different
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10. Networking can help when interviewing for jobs
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Multiple Choice
1. When an interviewer begins with broad, open-ended questions and then moves to narrower, more closed questions, he or she is using which organizational format?
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2. A(n) _____ attempts to elicit some change in the interviewee's behaviors or opinions.
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3. What type of questions offer only two answer choices?
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4. Which of the following is NOT a goal of the interviewer in an interview?
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5. Employment interviewers will usually ask questions to explore all of the following areas of information, EXCEPT ___________.
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6. In finding open job positions, ________ is the process of using interconnected groups or associations of persons you know to develop relationships with their connections that you don't know.
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7. "Tell me a little about how your education has prepared you for this position" is an example of what kind of interview question?
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8. A printed summary of your education, work experiences, and accomplishments is referred to as a _________.
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9. A ________ question implies what answer is expected.
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10. Which of the following should the opening of an interview establish?
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