You are on a committee tasked with hiring new employees.Given what you know about the self-serving bias, you are concerned that applicants may exaggerate their qualifications in their application or during their interview.What can you do to prevent applicants' self-serving biases from influencing the interview process?
A) Ask applicants to complete a questionnaire rating their qualifications during the application process, then ask the same questions during the interview to see if applicants are providing consistent ratings.
B) Focus your attention to how applicants discuss their weaknesses, and place less importance on their descriptions of their strengths.
C) Focus your attention on qualifications that are clearly observable and backed up by concrete evidence.
D) Ask applicants to complete a self-esteem questionnaire, then only invite candidates with high self-esteem to interview.
E) Ask applicants to complete a self-esteem questionnaire, then only invite candidates with low self-esteem to interview.

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Focusing on qualifications that are observable and backed by concrete evidence helps to minimize the influence of self-serving bias, as it relies on verifiable information rather than subjective self-assessment.

You Are on a Committee Tasked with Hiring New Employees