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I Common Interviewer Biases
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... 38 • Similar-to-me occurs when the candidate has interests or other characteristics that are similar as those of the interviewer and cause the interviewer to overlook negative aspects of the candidate • Stereotyping occurs when the interviewer assumes a candidate has specific traits because they are a member of a specific group • Halo effect occurs when the interviewer evaluates a candidate positively based on a single characteristic • Horn effect occurs when the interviewer evaluates a candidate negatively based on a single characteristic • First impression occurs when a candidate's first behaviors before or early in the interview influence the interviewer's 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
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