Oliver is interviewing for an HR position. The hiring manager asks him

QUESTION

Oliver is interviewing for an HR position. The hiring manager asks him, “In your past jobs, have you ever had to terminate an employee who had reported an incident of fraud in the workplace?”

What best describes Oliver’s interview experience, and what should be referenced in his answer?
A) unstructured interview; Civil Rights Act
B) situational interview; Privacy Act
C) behavioral-description interview; Sarbanes-Oxley Act
D) situational interview; Polygraph Protection Act
E) behavioral-description interview; Civil Rights Act

ANSWER

Answer: C
Explanation: C) A behavioral-description interview asks questions about what a candidate has actually done in previous jobs. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act protects employees who report fraud from being terminated. Oliver should say that even if he had an employee who reported fraud, he or she could not be terminated for doing so.