Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

Question

1. Unstructured interviews are more accurate than structured interviews in assessing an applicant's job-related personality traits. 
2. The comparative interview involves asking each applicant the same questions and comparing their responses to a standardized set of answers. 
3. In the situational interview a typical question might be "What is the best idea you ever sold to someone?" 
4. In a behavioral-description interview, the interviewer explores what applicants have actually done in the past. 

Answer 1

1. TRUE
Compared with the structured interview method, the unstructured interview has been found to provide a more accurate assessment of an applicant's job-related personality traits.
2. FALSE
The structured interview involves asking each applicant the same questions and comparing their responses to a standardized set of answers.
3. FALSE
In the behavioral-description interview, the interviewer explores what applicants have actually done in the past. Example: "What was the best idea you ever sold to a supervisor, teacher, peer, or subordinate?"
4. TRUE
In the behavioral-description interview, the interviewer explores what applicants have actually done in the past. Example: "What was the best idea you ever sold to a supervisor, teacher, peer, or subordinate?"