When interviewing an applicant for a position as financial director of the city's symphony orchestra,the recruiter is strongly impressed by the fact that the applicant was a professional musician with a prestigious European orchestra for 10 years.The recruiter is suffering from the
A) halo effect.
B) cultural noise.
C) favorable emphasis.
D) the dominant trait error.

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The recruiter is strongly impressed by one positive aspect of the applicant's background (being a professional musician with a prestigious European orchestra) and it is influencing their perception of other aspects of their suitability for the position as financial director. This is an example of the halo effect, where one positive characteristic of a person influences the evaluator's overall impression of them.

When Interviewing an Applicant for a Position as Financial Director