CHAPTER 2 Setting the stage The characteristics of high-quality interviews and how to prepare them

DOI: 10.4324/9781003171089-2

This is what a poorly designed job interview looks like …

David is the director of the Research and Development department at Future Technology. His department recently received a budget increase from the company headquarters, and the decision was made to hire a new junior mechanical engineer with that money. After posting job advertisements in newspapers and online, David received a number of applications. He reviewed all resumes and selected four candidates for interviews. Sitting at his desk this morning, he looks at his agenda for the day and realizes that he has to interview Rachel at 9:30 a.m., Kareem ...

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