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Chapter 14, Problem 14CT
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To think critically about:
The situation when interviewer asks illegitimate question and the need to assess his/her intentions.
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Some questions asked in interviews are illegal which will discriminate against some candidates. For example: questions relating to gender identity, pregnancy, sexual orientation, etc.
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Matt wasn't very impressed when Corinne
walked into the interview ten minutes late
looking like she just woke up. He didn't
realize that she had flown in from Denver
for the interview and her plane was delayed
and her luggage had been lost. What is
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