After conducting interviews with several bad candidates, Althea, a manager at Langrover Inc. interviewed a candidate who was bet
ter than the others in terms of skills and experience. Despite not meeting all the necessary qualifications, the candidate was hired by Althea. Which of the following errors has Althea most likely made? a. The nonrelevancy error
b. The similarity error
c. The first-impression error
d. The contrast error
The contrast error occurs when the qualities of a person are greatly exaggerated in comparison to previous performances. For example, if the first candidate in a job interview offers a particularily poor impression, it's likely that any improvement by a later candidate will be accepted by the interviewer. In other words, this phenomenon refers to "setting the bar too low" --or too high.
