Question

Mr. Walters has many years of experience as a personnel officer for a large corporation. He does not review most job applicants' reference files because he is confident of his ability to predict their future work performance based on his direct face-to-face conversations with them. Mr. Walters' confidence best illustrates: A) social leadership. B) 360-degree feedback. C) the halo error. D) transformational leadership. E) the interviewer illusion.

Answer 1

Answer:

E) the interviewer illusion.    

Explanation:

The term "interviewer illusion" is described as the propensity of a person who is interviewing another person to "overrate" his or her capability to interview and therefore choose the best candidate. An individual normally feels that he or she can discern a piece of information about the other person very well and hence more likely to "overrate" his or her gut feeling or instincts towards who is a correct candidate.

In the question above, Mr Walters' confidence best illustrates the interviewer illusion.