Answer any three of the five questions in this assignment. Approximate length (e

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Answer any three of the five questions in this assignment. Approximate length (exclusive of references and appendices) for each question should be roughly one page, which is approximately 350-400 words. Where possible, support your discussion with hypothetical or real life examples. Each question is worth 5 marks Question 1 Imagine that you have been asked to interview candidates to work as cashiers in a store. You will meet with them at a table in a conference room. Your friend suggests that the easiest approach to your task would be to simply state, "Tell me about yourself" and then ask, "Why should I hire you?" and let the candidates do Being a HR student, explain how you would improve the above interview techniqu

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It is difficult to judge a candidate by asking just two questions that are too broad. I would start the interview by making the candidate comfortable and asking if they need anything. Further, the discussion would start with the question, " Tell me about yourself". Here I can put a limit suggesting to the candidate to describe things, not on the resume. Once the candidate starts and finishes, I would ask pointed questions from the statements made by the candidate. For example - If a candidate talks about his/her previous work experience, I would ask questions such as:

These things would give me a better perspective on the candidate's thought process, success and misses and their motivation for change. All these factors lead to a holistic evaluation of the candidate. At the end, I would throw in the question regarding, " Why we should hire?". This is to test the confidence of candidate and calmness while answering such a question. The interview must end with me asking if the candidate needs any information or has any questions.

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