When interviewing an applicant for a position as financial director of the city's symphony orchestra, the recruiter is overwhelmed by the fact that the applicant was a professional musician with a prestigious European orchestra for 10 years. Which of the following is the phenomenon the recruiter is suffering from?
A)dominant trait error
B)similarity bias
C)favourable emphasis
D)halo effect

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The recruiter is exhibiting the halo effect, which is the tendency to make an overall positive evaluation of an individual based on one notable positive characteristic or experience. In this case, the applicant's background as a professional musician is influencing the recruiter's evaluation of their potential as a financial director.

When Interviewing an Applicant for a Position as Financial Director