Which of the following is true of phone interviews?
A)They are designed to place an interviewee in an anxiety-producing situation so that an evaluation can be made of the interviewee's performance under stress.
B)They always involve a set of structured questions used by the interviewer.
C) They increase the expenses involved in interviewing out-of-town candidates.
D) They are often used to screen candidates in order to narrow the pool of applicants who will be invited for in-person interviews.

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Phone interviews are commonly used as a screening tool to determine which applicants will move on to in-person interviews. This saves time and money for both the interviewer and interviewee. Option A is incorrect as interviewers do not aim to create anxiety in the interviewee during phone interviews. Option B is also incorrect as phone interviews may have a mix of structured and unstructured questions. Option C is incorrect as phone interviews actually help to reduce expenses as they eliminate the need for out-of-town candidates to travel for an initial interview.

Which of the Following Is True of Phone Interviews