When Interviewing an Applicant for a Position as Financial Director

question 29

Multiple Choice

When interviewing an applicant for a position as financial director of the city's symphony orchestra, the recruiter is overwhelmed by the fact that the applicant was a professional musician with a prestigious European orchestra for 10 years. Which of the following is the phenomenon the recruiter is suffering from?

• A)dominant trait error
• B)similarity bias
• C)favourable emphasis
• D)halo effect

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