Scott, a Senior Manager at Morrison Tech Inc

question 61

Multiple Choice

Scott, a senior manager at Morrison Tech Inc., routinely interviews candidates for his marketing team. He tends to be unduly influenced by candidates who happen to share his passion for soccer. He is biased toward such candidates and selects them to fill the job vacancies. Which of the following interview errors does Scott most likely make?

• A) The similarity error
• B) The first-impression error
• C) The contrast error
• D) The false negative error

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