Jason and Maria Are Both Applying for a Sales Position

question 40

Multiple Choice

Jason and Maria are both applying for a sales position at a company that manufactures paint.Jason was interviewed first.After Maria's interview,they met at a nearby Starbucks and compared experiences.Jason told how,at the beginning of the interview,the interviewee handed him a pencil and told him to sell it.Maria described how she had been asked to sell a printing service after talking with the interviewer for about 15 minutes.The hiring company uses a(n) _____ interview in its selection process.

• A)Structured
• B)Unstructured
• C)Close-ended
• D)Action-oriented
• E)Experiential

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