The human resources manager for a large company likes to let interviews with job applicants go wherever the conversation naturally leads. He feels that this technique gives him a fairly accurate sense of the applicant's personality

Which technique is the manager using?
A) structured interview
B) job simulation
C) 360 assessment
D) unstructured interview


Answer: D
Rationale: During an unstructured interview, an employer discusses a variety of job- and personality-related topics with a candidate with relatively few prepared questions to guide the conversation.

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