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Maria Fernandez is a bright, popular, and well-informed mechanical engineer who graduated with an engineering degree from State University in June 2014. During the spring preceding her graduation, she went out on many job interviews, most of which she thought were conducted courteously and were reasonably useful in giving both her and the prospective employer a good impression of where each of them stood on matters of importance to both of them. It was, therefore, with great anticipation that she looked forward to an interview with the one firm in which she most wanted to work: Apex Environmental. She had always had a strong interest in the environment and believed that the best use of her training and skills lay in working for a firm like Apex, where she thought she could have a successful career while making the world a better place. The interview, however, was a disaster. Maria walked into a room where five menthe president of the company, two vice presidents, the marketing director, and another engineerbegan throwing questions at her that she felt were aimed primarily at tripping her up rather than finding out what she could offer through her engineering skills. The questions ranged from being unnecessarily discourteous (Why would you take a job as a waitress in college if youre such an intelligent person?) to being irrelevant and sexist (Are you planning on starting a family anytime soon?). Then, after the interview, she met with two of the gentlemen individually (including the president), and the discussions focused on her technical expertise. She thought that these later discussions went fairly well. However, given the apparent aimlessness and even mean-spiritedness of the panel interview, she was astonished when several days later the firm made her a job offer. The offer forced her to consider several matters. From her point of view, the job itself was perfect. She liked what she would be doing, the industry, and the firms location. And in fact, the president had been quite courteous in subsequent discussions.

Q1. During the class, you have been taught about different types of interview based on how interview is administered. Based on that understanding, what kind of interview took place at Apex Environmental in the case above. Please do not forget to explain your answer. *

Q2. During the class, you have been taught about different types of interview based on types of questions asked. Based on that understanding, what kind of interview took place at Apex Environmental in the case above. Please do not forget to explain your answer. *

Q3. Do you think asking personal question during an interview is appropriate? Why or why not? *

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