Which of the following would most likely increase candidate-order errors?
A)applicant gender
B)recruiting pressure
C)poor first impression
D)lack of job knowledge

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B)Candidate-order error means that the order in which you see applicants affects how you rate them. Pressure to hire accentuates this problem. Researchers told one group of managers to assume they were behind in their recruiting quota. They told a second group they were ahead of their quota. Those "behind" evaluated the same recruits much more highly than did those "ahead."

Which of the Following Would Most Likely Increase Candidate-Order Errors