FACT : Job applicants who have personalities that are unsuited to the requirements of the job will be eliminated from consideration
Conclusion : The interview is an essential part of a successful hiring program
Prethinking : 1) Job applicants always show their actual personalities and are not too nervous to present themselves who they are.
2: Interviewers know how to identify the required personalities for the specifc job very well.
a) A hiring program will be successful if it includes interviews. --> Too Extreme to consider.
b) The interview is a more important part of a successful hiring program than is the development of a job description. --> Irrelevant.
c) Interviewers can accurately identify applicants whose personalities are unsuited to the requirements of the job. --> As per Pre thinking point 2. Hence Correct answer.
d) The only purpose of an interview is to evaluate whether job applicants’ personalities are suited to the requirements of the job. --> There could be other purposes.
e) The fit of job applicants’ personalities to the requirements of the job was once the most important factor in making hiring decisions. --> Irrelevant.
Answer: C