The Candidate In MInd

Running head : HEURISTIC JUDGMENT

The Candidate in Mind

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The Candidate in Mind

Work more than money makes the world go on and for this reason hiring the best person for a specific job is very important . It makes the person involved with the search indispensable but his or her decision makes a big impact on the success on the job at hand . However , after the search one qualified candidate passed the interview . A co-worker who was

also tasked to help in the selection disqualifies your candidate in mind for no other reason but she is not a good fit . It is important to find out that my co-worker advice is an indication of an easy escape since if there is a lot of information he may wanted to shorten the search or is he assuming because we do not have enough information nor he may doesn 't really care at all

The firm is in need of a new marketing manager the candidate in mind has the following qualification : A Hispanic woman , with 20 years of experience on the same line of work , and a master degree holder in Marketing . Based on the factual perception she is very much qualified and should be given a chance to get hired . A co-worker who is also a senior manager gave a general viewpoint on his perception with the qualified candidate and requested that since she is not a good fit the search should still continue

Generalizing is not always a rational way in solving problem or giving out decisions but intuition on the other hand can also give a different meaning when making choices . With this scenario , the search may continue provided that the candidate in mind is short listed together with all the other qualified applicants . Management can always get a better option if there are choices because in this way things are properly weighed down through a valuing process . Holding a very important position involves responsibility . It should be explained to my co-worker , bearing in mind his own points of view discussed above that it is still a must to dig further whether decisions are legal and was made with the best ethical practices on hiring . The reason of not hiring someone because she does not fit is vague and requires even a brief explanation

Having a general idea or relying on judgmental heuristics can be disastrous in decision-making despite that this frame of mind is 67 accurate (Koning , 2007 . It should not pre-empt the 33 risks that judgment may not hold true , heuristic judgments are often very useful but sometimes they lead to systematic errors (Koning , 2007 . Common to this thinking is what we call first impression or judging a book by its cover , it is a subjective thinking that causes injustice . Preferences or availability heuristic can also be biased , when it lacks the factual evidence of our claims . Some people behaved by past experiences...