This case mainly centers on the question “what is your greatest weakness?” The table on 7-2 present varying responses that the recruiter can have. A halo effect is where there is an overall impression of the candidate and it influences other ratings about the interviewee. An example is when a person meets all the qualifications on paper but their interviewing skills may need a lot of work. The recruiter may be willing to overlook or not judge as harshly because on paper they have everything they want in an employee (Holbrook, 1983). This can also tie into leniency which is when a personal characteristic causes a person to rate much more positively. In example, if the person went to the same university as the recruiter they may feel a bond with the individual. This would lead them to mark the person higher than others just because they do not want to say anything negative about another alumni.
Recency effects is when the recent information impacts a decision. This can be a misstep when answering any question and giving the recruiter a strong sense of doubt. That doubt will carry over to their final decision and negatively impact the whole interview process. The bad will essentially override any good despite the effort put into the situation. Contrast effects will always play a part during any interview process. There is competition for every job and the interviewers are trying to find the best person for a job. If a person is honest and says that their weakness is doing routine work and another person says they have no weaknesses you are left with the idea that one is honest and the other is presenting false information (Krietner & Kinicki, 2013).
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...s I wanted more responsibilities and work rather than needing to be micromanaged. On the downside a recruiter could take view this negatively. If they are looking for people to do one job and only one job I may not be the best hire. They could think that I would think any position is temporary because I am always looking toward the next thing. It would be a valid concern but I would hope that my work history and general attitude would help ease any concerns.
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“Leaders have always been generalists. Tomorrow’s leaders will, very likely, have begun life as specialists, but to mature as leaders they must sooner or later climb out of the trenches of specialization and rise above the boundaries that separate the various segments of society.” (Gardner, 1990, pg. 159).
Last year Marianne delegated on-site campus interviews to three department managers to be recruiters preparing them only with a briefing to keep their questions specific to qualifications for the job. The three managers conducted 64 interviews over one week at four different college campuses and most failed to file interview reports in a timely manner. This year Marianne recognized that last year’s schedule was perhaps too rigorous for only three managers so this year she has instead selected twelve managers to be recruiters on just one college campus each. Marianne’s poorly managed campus recruiting program, has led her to seek the advice of professional HR colleagues to improve her efforts during this year’s campus recruiting program.
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According to the attribution theory, interviewees’ failure as a result of controllable events (such as effort) is viewed negatively by interviewers, while failure from uncontrollable events (such as ability) stimulates an understanding reaction by interviewers (Cariess & Waterworth, 2011). As “attributions about the cause of applicant failure can be clearly linked to hiring recommendations,” according to Cariess & Waterworth (2011, pg. 236), interviewees’ reason for their failure (effort or ability) largely impacts interviewers’ behaviour in a job selection process. Interviewers recommend interviewees with high effort-high ability first, followed by low effort-high ability, then high effort-low ability, and finally low effort-low ability (Cariess & Waterworth, 2011).
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Leadership is a desirable trait by many and is needed to be successful within an organization. However, leadership comes in many forms. There are leaders that contain the gift of interpersonal communication, where an individual can effectively work with others to build teams or resolve conflicts. Then there are those leaders that have the innovation to guide the team in the right direction. An ideal leader would encompass both of these qualities. It would be accurate to assume that behavioral traits can be a good indicator in predicting those that possess the qualities to be an effective leader. Nevertheless, I concur with the theory that the ability to recognize an individual’s weakness allows for training to become efficient in that area.