Employee selection is based on a range of information and assessment that employers gather and conduct, one of which is interviews. Interviews have the worst criterion-related validity, especially when unstructured. There are a number of biases that can occur in an unstructured interview. Which of those biases is defined as an interview's ratings of a candidate being affected by their rating of the previous candidate?
A)First impression
B)Contrast effect
C)Negative effect
D)Halo effect

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The contrast effect occurs when an interviewer rates a candidate differently (either positively or negatively) because of the rating of the previous candidate. For example, a qualified candidate is rated as mediocre because the previously interviewed candidate was extremely well-qualified.

Employee Selection Is Based on a Range of Information and Assessment