How To Make Job Interviews Less Horrible
A new book takes on an overlooked flaw in human judgement that can affect an organization's ability to make sound decisions about hiring and more.
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We've all been there. The awkward small talk. The fluorescent lights illuminating the sweat on your brow. The feeling like you're a used car salesman — but the used car is yourself. Job interviews are the worst. And, according to a new book, they're often pretty much useless for selecting the best candidate for a position.
The book is called . It's by the Nobel Prize-winning psychologist and behavioral economics godfather Daniel Kahneman, as). The authors cite job interviews as an example of human decision-making going off the rails.
