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38 ⢠Similar-to-me occurs when the candidate has interests or other characteristics that are similar as those of the inter- viewer and cause the interviewer to overlook negative aspects of the candidate ⢠Stereotyping occurs when the interviewer assumes a can- didate has specific traits because they are a member of a specific group ⢠Halo effect occurs when the interviewer evaluates a candi- date positively based on a single characteristic ⢠Horn effect occurs when the interviewer evaluates a candi- date negatively based on a single characteristic ⢠First impression occurs when a candidateâs first behaviors before or early in the interview influence the interviewerâs attention to positive (or negative) stimuli only ⢠Recency occurs when the interviewer recalls the most recently interviewed candidate more clearly than earlier candidates ⢠Overweighting competency occurs when the interviewer overly emphasizes one or a few competencies A P P E N D I X I Common Interviewer Biases
