When Interviewing an Applicant for a Position as Financial Director

Multiple Choice

When interviewing an applicant for a position as financial director of the city's symphony orchestra, the recruiter is overwhelmed by the fact that the applicant was a professional musician with a prestigious European orchestra for 10 years. Which of the following is the phenomenon the recruiter is suffering from?

A) dominant trait error
B) similarity bias
C) favourable emphasis
D) halo effect