Self-study
When interviewing job candidates, personnel managers not only evaluate a candidate's work experience and educational background but also inquire about hobbies. █████████ ████████ ███ ██ ███████ █████ █████████ ██ ██████ ████ ███ ██████████ ███████ █████ ███ █ █████ ███ ████ █████ ████ ██ ██████████ ███ █ ████ ███ ████ ██████████ ███ ████ ████████ ████ ███ █████████ ██ ████ █████████ ████ ████ ████ ████ █████ █████████ █████████ ████████ ██████ ███ ███████ █████ █ ███████████ ████████
Summarize Argument
The author concludes that personnel managers should not ask about job candidates’ hobbies because a candidate’s enthusiasm for a hobby might indicate that he cares more about play than work.
Identify and Describe Flaw
The author concludes that managers shouldn’t ask about candidates’ hobbies. However, she overlooks any possible benefits of asking candidates about their hobbies. For example, a candidate’s hobbies may indicate other skills and abilities and may provide managers with a more complete understanding of the candidate.
Also, even if a candidate’s enthusiasm does indicate that the candidate is less concerned with work than with play, the author never explains why this is negative. Perhaps it’s helpful for managers to learn this information in interviews.
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The argument is flawed because ██ █████████ ████ ██ ███ █████████ █████████████ ███████
a
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If a candidate’s hobby shows his ability to make long-term commitments, managers might benefit from asking about hobbies to assess this. The author overlooks this potential benefit.
b
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This presents another potential downside of asking candidates’ about their hobbies: the candidates might lie. Thus, (B) isn’t an example of a potential benefit of asking about hobbies that the author overlooked.
c
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If asking candidates about hobbies leads to more honest answers, it could be helpful for managers to ask. The author overlooks this potential benefit.
d
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Asking about a candidate’s hobbies may teach a manager something about that candidate’s organizational skills. The author overlooks this potential benefit.
e
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(E) suggests that if managers are allowed to ask about candidates’ hobbies, they may make better hiring decisions. The author overlooks this potential benefit of asking about hobbies.