CODESP Interviewing Techniques and Methods 5

Question 1

Which characteristic most distinguishes a competency-based interview from a traditional experience-based interview?

Accepted Answer

Competency-based interviews map questions directly to predefined behavioral competencies tied to the job

Answer

Competency-based interviews are organized around specific behavioral competencies derived from job analysis, ensuring each question targets a defined performance dimension.

Question 2

When interviewers participate in a calibration session before conducting interviews, the primary goal is to:

Accepted Answer

Ensure all interviewers share a common understanding of the scoring criteria

Answer

Calibration sessions align interviewers on the meaning of each rating level, improving inter-rater reliability before any candidates are evaluated.

Question 3

A candidate who performs brilliantly early in an interview day makes subsequent candidates appear weaker by comparison. This is an example of:

Accepted Answer

Contrast effect

Answer

The contrast effect occurs when a candidate's performance is evaluated relative to other candidates rather than against the absolute scoring criteria.

Question 4

Which of the following best describes the role of a job analysis in designing a structured interview?

Accepted Answer

It identifies the KSAs and competencies that interview questions should measure

Answer

Job analysis identifies the critical KSAs and competencies for a position, which then serve as the foundation for developing job-related interview questions.

Question 5

Under merit system principles applicable to CODESP member agencies, final interview scores should be:

Accepted Answer

Documented and retained in accordance with agency record-retention policies

Answer

Merit system principles require that interview scores be documented and retained per record-retention policies to support transparency, appeals, and legal defensibility.

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 5