An interviewer truly enjoys interviewing because he feels as though it gives him the opportunity to make a difference in the world by helping individuals who are unemployed to find gainful employment. Which of the following four interviewer biases/errors might this interviewer be most likely to experience?
A)Compassion
B)Urgency
C)Leniency
D)Recency

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In the context of interviewing, the leniency bias/error occurs when an interviewer applies an inappropriately lenient standard to one or more candidates, resulting in a higher overall assessment of the candidate.
Key Takeaway: Compassion and urgency are not recognized as a legitimate interviewing bias/error. The recency error occurs when the interviewer recalls the most recently interviewed candidates more vividly than candidates who were interviewed earlier in the process.

An Interviewer Truly Enjoys Interviewing Because He Feels as Though