单选题
The job interview is an ordeal that most people face
at some stage in our career. But as video starts to take the place of the
face-to-face interview, is it easier or harder now to land your dream
job? The job interview as we know it may never have existed if
it wasn't for Thomas Edison. Frustrated with hiring college graduates who lacked
the right knowledge, Edison devised the first employment questionnaire to narrow
down his applicant pool. The survey was thought to be so difficult that in 1921
the New York Times nicknamed it as "Tom Foolery test" and claimed only a
"walking encyclopedia" could succeed. Questions included: "What is the weight of
air in a room 20ft x 30ft x 10ft?" But today the trick to making a good
impression at interview may be less about what you know and more about how you
come across on camera. Looking in the wrong place is just one
of the common pitfalls of video interviews, says New York based career coach and
blogger Megan Broussard. "It's tempting to watch yourself in that little box to
make sure your hair isn't in your face or that you're not making weird facial
expressions. But the truth is that it is very distracting to the other party and
can come across as shy and even insincere—two qualities both employers and new
hires want to avoid. " The UK company, Webrecruit, reports a
steady increase in the use of automated video interviewing over the past few
years. Employers can view recorded responses from candidates in their own time.
"Clients will input their questions, and then the candidate receives an
automated email inviting them to sit the interview," explains Webrecruit's Leona
Matson. "The interviewee can then sit the interview within an allocated time
frame, the answers are recorded, and then the client can view it at a time that
suits them." In 2012 employers in the UK spent an average of 10
working days interviewing, 16% of the working week travelling to meet candidates
and ￡3,286 reimbursing candidates' travel expenses, according to a survey
carried out by Cammio—a Dutch company specialising in online video
services. For large firms with international graduate schemes,
the savings can be significant. Sellafield's graduate scheme cited cost savings
of ￡14,000 using video technology to screen interview candidates. The European
Organization for Nuclear Research (EONR) also report cutting recruitment costs
by 20% using automated video assessments for first-round interviews.
单选题
Which of the following is NOT true about job interview?
A.Thomas Edison is the forerunner of job interview.
B.There are a couple of ways to have a job interview.
C.In video interview, how to perform cares more than what you know.
D.The first questionnaire and the like can attract more potential
applicants.
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】[解析] 细节题。由第二段第一句“The job interview as we know it may never have existed if it wasn't for Thomas Edison.”可知：爱迪生是求职面试的先行者，这与A项内容相符。由第一段第二句“But as video starts to take the place of the face-to-face interview...”可知：面试的方式至少包括传统的面对面的面试和视频面试，这与B项内容相符。由第二段第五句“But today the trick to making a good impression at interview may be less about what you know and more about how you come across on camera.”可知：应聘者在摄像机前的表现要比他的知识储备在求职时能给雇主留下更好的印象，这与C项内容相符。由第二段第二句“...Edison devised the first employment questionnaire to narrow down his applicant pool.”可知：爱迪生设计求职调查表是为了缩小候选人的范围，这与D项的内容不符。所以本题正确答案是D。
单选题
Thomas Edison mapped out the questionnaires to ______.
A.make up an encyclopedia
B.test the applicants' abilities
C.enlarge the range of choice of talents
D.minimize the potentially suitable employees
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】[解析] 细节题。由第二段第二句“...Edison devised the first employment questionnaire to narrow down his applicant pool.”可知：爱迪生设计求职调查表是为了在尽可能缩小应聘者范围的基础上寻找合适的人才，这与D项内容相符。所以本题正确答案是D。
单选题
With regard to automated video interview, its advantages do NOT include
______.
A.the employer can screen the interviewee simultaneously
B.the machine can have the answers recorded automatically
C.interviewees can take part in the interview within the required time
slot
D.the employer can go over the candidates' answers according to his
timetable
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解析] 推理题。由第四段第四句“...the answers are recorded...”可知：自动面试机器可以将应试者的答案自动记录下来，这与B项内容相符。由第四段第四句“The interviewee can then sit the interview within an allocated time frame...”可知：应聘者可以在规定的时间段内面试，这与C项内容相符。由第四段第二句“Employers can view recorded responses from candidates in their own time.”可知：雇主可以在自己方便的时候去看应聘者的答案，这与D项内容相符。由第四段第四句“...and then the client can view it at a time that suits them.”可知：雇主和面试者不一定需要同时在线视频面试，这与A项内容不符。所以本题正确答案是A。
单选题
There are some new trends in job interview BUT that ______.
A.video interview make it easier for the applicants to get a job
B.online interview starts to take the place of the traditional one
C.it is reported that automated video interview has increased in the past
few years
D.automated video interview has been employed by some large companies for
the first-round interview
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解析] 细节题。由第一段第二句“But as video starts to take the place of the face-to-face interview, is it easier or harder now to land your dream job?”可知：视频面试可以取代传统的面对面面试，但是否有助于找工作依然是未知数，这与B项相符，但与A项不符。由第四段第一句“The UK company, Webrecruit, reports a steady increase in the use of automated video interviewing over the past few years.”可知：自动视频面试在过去几年中出现了稳定的增长，这与C项内容相符。由最后一段最后一句“The European Organization for Nuclear Research (EONR) also report cutting recruitment costs by 20% using automated video assessments for first-round interviews.”可知：很多公司的第一轮面试就是通过视频完成的，并且可以减少20%的费用。所以本题正确答案是A。
单选题
Which of the following can best summarize the passage?
A.The development of interview and its features.
B.Video interview make it easier for people to get a job.
C.Video brings convenience to both employers and interviewee.
D.Video interview can well reduce the expense of recruitment.