·Read the article below about interviewing.
·For each question 31-40, write one word in CAPITAL LETTERS on your Answer Sheet.
Keep the Process Fair
Interviewers who allow first impressions to guide their questions can fall into a pattern that shifts the balance of the conversation only in ways that confirm the first impression, regardless (31) whether it is correct.
For example, an interviewer who is immediately impressed (32) a candidate starts chatting amiably, asks easy questions and allows the candidate to pontificate on what they would or should or could (33) in some future world when hired. The hiring manager or interview committee spends more time talking (34) listening; most of that talking is done in an effort to sell the candidate on the job, (35) screen his or her qualifications. The hiring manager or interviewing panel is left with a warm, fuzzy feeling about the candidate and high hopes (36) the future but with no real understanding of the skills and knowledge that the candidate would bring to the job, and no impressions to confirm (37) deny in the all-important reference-checking stage.
Worse yet, an interviewer who has a negative impression of a candidate often does (38) opposite, spending most of the interview disengaged or tearing the candidate apart through overly tough questions or a combative attitude.
To keep the interview fair, remember that (39) takes at least 10 minutes for a candidate to get past his or her own nervousness and for the hiring manager or interviewing committee to establish a flow of conversation. Suspending judgment at least until a rapport is established is the most effective way to begin to see candidates for (40) they truly bring to the table.