Assessment Business Psychology Decision Making Human Resources Judgement

Is Your Judgement 32% Off?

business person leading others off a cliff

Have you ever noticed that looking down from the top of a tall building seems farther than looking up at it from the bottom?  Likewise, looking up at skyscrapers usually isn’t scary, while looking down from the top can evoke panic. In fact, people in experiments conducted by Jackson & Cormack (2007) judged the same […]

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Business Psychology Decision Making Hiring Human Resources

How Social Media Sways Hiring Decisions

businessman surprised by social media post

Companies often do internet searches on job candidates, and consider what they find on social media when making hiring decisions. For example: “The candidate had a great resume and interviewed well, but Human Resources didn’t like what was said about him on Twitter, so we didn’t hire.” As a Business Psychologist specializing in assessing candidates, I […]

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