1. Quiz # 3
Names:
Group #: ____
True/ False
1. _____ The educational background of an applicant should be included in the
cover letter and the résumé.
2. _____ If an interviewer asks a question during an interview that is irrelevant to
job performance, the question is probably illegal.
3. _____ According to Lois Einhorn, the amount of time spent in a job interview is
important because interviewees who are hired tend to have shorter
interviews.
4. _____ Not hiring someone because of his or her age is legal.
5. _____ Applicants and employers gather information during the job interview.
Multiple Choice
6. The average résumé gets about _____ seconds of the reader’s time.
___ 60 seconds
___ 15 seconds
___ 120 seconds
___ 5 seconds
7. A job interview is __________.
___ purposeful.
___ planned.
___ decision making.
___ all of these
8. A question such as “Tell me about a time when you acted as a leader” would be part
of which type of interview?
___ stress interview
___ behavioral interview
___ case interview
___ none of these
2. 9. Interview questions used to introduce new topics are called _________.
___ primary.
___ secondary.
___ unimportant.
___ illegal.
10. Which of the following statements is true of the opening phase of an interview?
___ It should be used to establish rapport between interviewer and interviewee.
___ The interviewer should use this time to think of questions to ask.
___ Small talk is irrelevant and inappropriate during this phase.
___ This is the time for the participants to really get down to business.
