Harley Wants to Build a Start-Up Company with a Small

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Harley wants to build a start-up company with a small number of people working for him.He decides to do all the hiring himself.Antonio,a friend of Harley's who is also a lawyer,wants to warn Harley about the risk of discrimination complaints other companies have received by applicants who were not hired.Which of the following statements would best express the basis of Antonio's concern about avoiding discrimination?

• A) Interviews are narrow and standardized,so they do not allow interviewers to test the integrity of interviewees with ease.
• B) Interviews are subjective,so they have the potential of assessing candidates based on questions not related to the job.
• C) Interviews are situational,so they provide a means to check the accuracy of information provided by the candidate.
• D) Interviews are expensive,so their validity and reliability are always in question.
• E) Interviews require polygraph tests,which give the interviewer an opportunity to ask questions that can violate the privacy rights of the interviewee.

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