Overview:

"Survival skills for interviewers" was designed to help the novice interviewer learn the basics, those things an interviewer must do and those things the interviewer must not do. Below is a little quiz to test how much you absorbed. Select the appropriate answer to each question. You will be prompted if your response is not the best. If you get NO response, you have selected the best answer.

Questions:

1. What percent of the time should you, as the interviewer, be talking?
   20%
   40%
   60%
   80%
   
   
2. Which of the following questions is legal?
   How many years of work experience do you have?
   When did you graduate from high school?
   How many years experience do you have in each of these positions?
   How old are you?
   
   
3. Which of the following questions will help you understand the candidate's ability to perform?
   Why are you the best candidate for this position?
   Given the situation I just describes, how you would handle it?
   What is your management style?
   What jobs have you held that qualify you for this position?
   
   
4. Which of the following questions is legal?
   Where is your family from?
   Is your spouse employed locally?
   Do you live in this area?
   Do you have children?
   
   
5. Which of the following are characteristic of a good interview?
   Ask whatever questions comes to mind.
   Ask simple yes/no questions.
   Hire the candidate on the spot.
   Test the candidate under pressure.
   

Why are these answers the best?

Just one more thing...

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