Answer "True" or "False" to each statement.
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An employment interview involves the interpersonal communication exchange between a potential employer and a job applicant during a formal business meeting. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Nowadays most organizations use panel interviews, since the one-on-one interview is an expensive use of managerial time. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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In a behavioral interview you may be asked why you made a grade of C in your business management course in college. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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The end of the interview is a time for you to reiterate your qualifications, and to ask about salary and benefits. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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In order to demonstrate that you have researched the company where the employees and the company culture all demonstrate casual dress, you should also dress casually for the interview. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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When you meet with your interviewer, wait to be invited to sit before you take a chair. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Although a hypothetical question can give an interviewer some insight into your reaction in a specific situation, your response may or may not reflect how you really would behave in that real situation. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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"I want to be a Chief Financial Officer" is a good answer to a future question, since it shows high ambition. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Plan to discuss and explain weak areas in your résumé and background in interview. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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It is best not to ask questions about salary and benefits until the job has been offered. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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"Are you over 18 years old?" is an example of an illegal question in an interview. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Even if the job and the company were totally uninteresting to the applicant, an applicant should, no later than a day after an interview, write a thank you letter to the interviewer. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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If you are offered a job and given specific salary and benefits information along with the offer, you have no opportunity to negotiate the terms. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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It is always wise to ask for an offer and the terms be given to you in writing. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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If you are being interviewed by a panel of people, it is a good idea for you to try to slow the pace of the interview. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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