Describe the different kinds of questions job applicants may encounter in an employment interview and the purpose of each.

What will be an ideal response?

Knowledge and skills test is a paper and pencil, verbal or online test to measure an applicant's knowledge and problem-solving ability.

Directed interview question asks whether an applicant has specific educational or work experiences.

Non-directed interview question gives an applicant an opportunity to talk in general terms about their qualifications and expertise.

Behavioral question give an applicant an opportunity to describe the actions she or he took in a specific work situation.

Scenario question give an applicant a specific problem situation that support workers actually encounter.

Illegal questions ask about an applicant's age, ethnicity, marital status, sexual orientation, or religion.

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