Gina,a Marketing Manager,sets Up a Meeting with Xavier,a Human Resource

question 7

Multiple Choice

Gina,a marketing manager,sets up a meeting with Xavier,a human resource manager,to ask for his help in improving her interviewing methods.Gina explains that she is a people person,and her department is built on teamwork,so when candidates interview for a job,she tries to get to know the candidates as people.She always begins by saying,"Tell me about yourself," and based on what the candidate says,she lets the conversation unfold for 30 to 60 minutes.How does this approach limit Gina's effectiveness as an interviewer?

• A) By always starting with the same question,she limits the creativity of the candidates.
• B) By using this structured approach,she avoids asking the wrong questions.
• C) This type of behavior description interview is too focused on behaviors,rather than teamwork.
• D) Her method is a panel interview,which has a low validity for a department built on teamwork.
• E) The wide latitude of these nondirective interviews can result in low reliability and often poor validity.

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Definitions:

Taste Area

A region in the brain, specifically within the gustatory cortex, responsible for processing taste information.

Insula

The insula is a region of the brain located deep within the cerebral cortex, involved in processing emotions, empathy, and the perception of bodily sensations.

Temporal Lobe

A region of the cerebral cortex responsible for processing auditory information and involved in the encoding of memory, language understanding, and emotion.

Frontal Lobe

The frontal lobe is the part of the brain responsible for decision making, problem solving, control of purposeful behaviors, consciousness, and emotions.