Question
Download Solution PDFThe advantages of the structured interview are :
(A) Provides limited choices that reduce the possibility of generalization
(B) Standardises questions
(C) Accuracy is possible to a large extent
(D) Data processing is easy
(E) Misinterpretation is possible due to strict standardisation
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFA structured interview is a standardized method of evaluating job candidates with pre-set questions focused on the knowledge, skills, and characteristics required for the job.
Key Points Asking the same questions across all candidates, and using a standardized method for scoring responses, can ensure hiring decisions are based on job-relevant information, and not on irrelevant details.
Advantages of Structured Interview:
- Effectiveness: One structured interview can provide the same amount of accurate information as unstructured interviews – making the hiring process not only more accurate but more efficient.
- Consistency: All candidates are treated the same because decision-makers have the same information for every candidate, comparisons can be made quickly in terms of candidates’ potential for success if hired, further streamlining the decision-making process and improving confidence in those decisions.
- Fairness: All candidates are treated objectively because questions are based on job requirements. This also makes it easier for candidates to see the link between what they are being evaluated on and the job, improving the candidate experience.
- Legal protection: Structured interviews predict performance better than unstructured, and provide more detailed job-related documentation, they are markedly more defensible in court.
Hence, the main advantages of structured interviews include standardized questions, accuracy is possible to a large extent and Data processing is easy only.
Therefore the correct statements are (B), (C), (D) only.
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