Question

To guard against halo error, what an interviewer must avoid being?​

Answer 1

There are several ways to avoid the halo effect and make the hiring process more robust: ... Have at least three people on a hiring panel; keep each person's ratings secret from the others, and avoid discussion.

Answer 2

An interviewer must avoid being biased.

• The effect is a cognitive bias in which a person's favourable single attribute or feature affects our assessment of unrelated factors.

• The beauty stereotype, for example, refers to the propensity to attribute desirable characteristics to visually attractive individuals.

• People also assume that beautiful people are more moral, have better mental wellbeing, and are more intelligent.

• Thus, an interviewer should not be biased and must consider every aspect of the interviewee.