JumpStart – Interview Skills Check OLD 1

1. Question

What is the difference between a Behavioral and a Technical Interview?

Behavioral focuses on how the candidate reacts in certain situations while the technical focuses on skills, knowledge, and abilities
Behavioral focuses on skills, knowledge, and abilities, while the technical focuses on how the candidate reacts in certain situations
Behavioral interviews are typically handled by someone who is highly technical
Technical interviews have more complex than simple yes or no questions while behavioral questions are simple

2. Question

What is a serial interview?

An interview where the candidate meets with several individuals or groups from a company on the same day
An interview where the candidate meets with one person multiple times
An interview where the candidate meets with different companies on the same day
An interview where the candidate is asked multiple-choice questions only.

3. Question

What are the benefits of a well-conducted interview for an employer?

It helps the employer evaluate if the applicant is the right age
It helps the employer determine if the applicant is physically fit for the job
It helps the employer assess if the applicant can work using a particular operating system
It helps the employer determine if the applicant's skills, experience, and personality meet the job's requirements, assess if they fit in with the corporate culture, and clarify the position's responsibilities.

4. Question

What is the purpose of the phone interview in the hiring process?

To make a job offer to the candidate
To screen the candidate and determine if they meet the general criteria
To provide the candidate with a detailed job description
To schedule the candidate for an in-person interview

5. Question

Which of the following interviews are most likely to be recorded?

Asynchronous
Panel
Behavioral
Technical

6. Question

You’re placed in front of 6-8 people from the hiring company at the same time and must answer questions provided from each of the group members. This is an example of what interview type?

Panel
Serial
Technical
Asynchronous

7. Question

Select those that apply: What are some things employers are looking for in candidates?

Knowledge
Skills
Carelessness
Dishonesty

8. Question

Conducting a Microsoft Teams video call with the hiring manager is considered what type of interview?

Synchronous Video Interview
Asynchronous Video Interview
Technical Interview
Final Interview

9. Question

The best strategy to approach a technical interview is to:

Provide the most succinct accurate answer that you are capable of
Provide the most in-depth technical explanation in the hopes to impress
Provide the fastest answer, with the hopes that your speed of recall provides value
Providing the simplest, general answers, hoping to be unspecific, helps the accuracy

10. Question

What is the purpose of using the STAR Method in an interview?

To confuse the interviewer with convoluted responses
To highlight your skills and abilities in a focused, purposeful manner
To make the interview process longer than necessary
To avoid answering the questions asked by the interviewer

11. Question

What is the best explanation of a Serial Interview?

It is when you meet with several individuals or groups one after another
It is an interview conducted at breakfast, including serial for breakfast and coffee
It is a type of Video Conference Interview where you record your messages on a website by yourself
It is when you interview along with other candidates all at the same time

12. Question

Which of the following is NOT a part of an Asynchronous video interview?

Asking questions to the interviewer
 Seeing your video
Recording answers to questions
Utilizing your webcam

13. Question

What type of interview evaluates how you react in certain situations?

Behavioral
Technical
Panel
Serial

14. Question

When conducting an initial phone interview, who will you most likely meet with?

Recruiter
Executive
Hiring Manager
Director

15. Question

What is the main purpose of an interview from both the employer’s and the interviewee’s perspective?

For the employer to obtain information about the interviewee's hobbies
For the employer to obtain information about the interviewee's family history
For the interviewee to obtain information about the employer
For the employer to obtain information about the interviewee and for the interviewee to obtain information about the employer

16. Question

The main purpose of a phone interview is to:

Determine if the candidate meets the general criteria
Explain the position to the candidate
Inform the candidate of the timetable for the interview process
Determine if the candidate has the proper phone skills via a assessment

17. Question

What advice does the passage give for dealing with not hearing back from an employer after applying or interviewing?

Take it personally and give up on the job search
Assume the employer is not interested and stop trying
Keep applying and interviewing until you receive an offer letter
Give up on that particular company and move on to a new one

18. Question

What does SHRM stand for?

Society for Human Resource Management
Social Human Resource Management
Substance and Humane Resource Method
Social Human Role Methodology

19. Question

What is the purpose of the main interview in the hiring process?

To provide the candidate with an opportunity to ask questions about the company
To determine if the candidate meets the general criteria for the job
To assess whether the candidate fits in with the corporate culture
To discover everything about the candidate to make the best hiring decision possible

20. Question

Select which options apply. In a Synchronous Video Interview, what are some details you should prepare before the interview begins?

The Background for the video conference
The noise levels need to be reduced
Your attire
Questions for the interviewer on the position