From the course: Uncovering Unconscious Bias in Recruiting and Interviewing
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Beauty bias
From the course: Uncovering Unconscious Bias in Recruiting and Interviewing
Beauty bias
- If you've ever scrolled through social media, you may be under the impression that attractive people are just naturally more successful. Now, this may or may not be true, but your impression may be the result of a beauty bias. In recruiting and interviewing, the beauty bias is demonstrated when the hiring manager views attractive candidates as more qualified for the position or believes they will be more successful in the role. Much like scrolling through social media, this could be a false perception about a candidate. So, being influenced to hire or not hire based on appearance could result in making the decision based solely on the beauty bias. This bias may cause a hiring manager to disregard any areas where the candidate doesn't excel, such as their skills or abilities, compared to less attractive candidates. The hiring manager may even make excuses for the candidate's low qualifications and justify their decision…
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Confirmation bias3m
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Halo effect bias3m 31s
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Horn effect bias2m 38s
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Expectation bias2m 37s
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Affect bias2m 38s
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Similarity attraction bias2m 29s
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Overconfidence bias2m 45s
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Affinity bias2m 22s
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Beauty bias2m 20s
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Conformity bias2m 39s
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Intuition bias2m 53s
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Contrast bias2m 53s
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Implicit bias3m 9s
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