Asking an Applicant How He or She Would Handle a Situation

question 78

Multiple Choice

Asking an applicant how he or she would handle a situation where his or her manager assigned work with competing deadlines would be an example of which interview technique?

• A)stress
• B)behavioural
• C)situational
• D)nondirective
• E)structured

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