Marilyn Is the Director of Human Resources for a Small

question 20

Multiple Choice

Marilyn is the director of human resources for a small financial services company. The CEO of the company, Phil, asks her to interview three candidates for an open position in the billing department. Phil is particularly excited about candidate A, and tells Marilyn this. Research suggests that when interviewing candidate A, Marilyn will

• A) be somewhat more outgoing and cheerful than when she interviews the other candidates.
• B) scrutinize every response more carefully in the effort to disconfirm Phil's expectations.
• C) engage in self-promotion.
• D) hold off on making any judgments about the candidate until she completes the other two interviews as well.

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