CODESP Interviewing Techniques and Methods 3

Question 1

A situational interview question differs from a behavioral interview question primarily in that it:

Accepted Answer

Presents a hypothetical scenario rather than asking about past experience

Answer

Situational questions pose hypothetical job-related scenarios and ask what the candidate would do, whereas behavioral questions ask what the candidate has done.

Question 2

Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, an interview question about a candidate's national origin is:

Accepted Answer

Prohibited as it is not job-related and could cause disparate impact

Answer

Questions about national origin are prohibited under Title VII because they are not job-related and can lead to discriminatory hiring decisions.

Question 3

In CODESP-aligned selection systems, interview questions must be:

Accepted Answer

Based on a current, documented job analysis

Answer

CODESP guidelines require that interview questions be grounded in a current job analysis to ensure content validity and job-relatedness.

Question 4

Which scheduling practice best supports fairness in oral interview processes?

Accepted Answer

Randomizing interview order to prevent order effects from systematically favoring early or late candidates

Answer

Randomizing interview order controls for order effects such as primacy and recency, which can systematically advantage candidates interviewed at certain times.

Question 5

What is the purpose of conducting a 'probe' during a structured interview?

Accepted Answer

To elicit more complete or specific information when an initial response is vague

Answer

Probes are follow-up questions used by interviewers to obtain the level of behavioral detail needed to accurately score a response.

CODESP - Cooperative Organization for the Development of Employee Selection Procedures Practice Test

CODESP - Cooperative Organization for the Development of Employee Selection Procedures Practice Test

CODESP Interviewing Techniques and Methods 3