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eormnunication and experiential differences among candidates, and comments related specifical- <br />ly to the characteristics targeted by the interview. <br />Comments related die � <br />d to process of the inta <br />r a strongest theme that came out of <br />the Focus Group sessions was that Focus pup participants believe the potential for bias or <br />disc ' t'on is 8.1 in the implementation of the interview fim in the content of the inter - <br />view* In general, they agreed with each other that the interview questions, when given in a <br />structured format, are not affected very much by cultural or gender differences. They felt that as <br />long as the questions are written in clean simple English, all candidates should be able to under- <br />stand the questions. The Focus Group participants noted that candidates for whom English is a <br />second language Tray have more difficulty understanding the questions and/or fornnulating <br />coherent answers but recognized that proficiency in English is necessary to perform the job <br />effectively. <br />In general, participants agreed that development of a structured, standardized interview <br />will remove most blatant funs of discnnunation such as as ng different candidates different <br />questions .or asking questions that are not job - related. Participants agreed that an interview can <br />be developed which will contain questions that are ,fob- related and faii for all candidates and that <br />rating scales can be developed to guide evaluation of responses. <br />Some participants did express concern that interviewers would not follow -the standard- <br />iced format of the interview. They suggested a procedure be developed to ensure that interview <br />ers follow the interview structure provided by PDRI* <br />Participants also tended to agme, although with less confidence, that interviewers can be <br />aimed to conduct a standard interview* A number of parddpants stres.sed the nW for inter, <br />viewer trainin g � and a d that such ' ' g can help to reduce bias in the interview, Several <br />pointed out, however, that training the interviewers does not guarantee that they will be free <br />from bias, or that the training will remove all forms of dis . !I ation from the interview, <br />46 <br />