WEEK 17 · PILLAR 2 · INCLUSIVE HIRING & BIAS MITIGATION
Halo & Horn Effect
WHAT IT IS
The halo effect is when one impressive trait — a famous employer, a confident manner — lifts every score. The horn effect is the reverse: one awkward moment drags everything down. Both turn a single impression into a whole scorecard.
WHY IT MATTERS
If every score on a scorecard is the same number, you didn't assess four competencies. You assessed one impression four times.
Inside the full lesson
- • 3 practical rules to use in your next interview
- • Signal-vs-noise lab: 2 real interview moments, weak vs. strong interviewer
- • What goes wrong when teams skip it
- • 3 realistic scenarios to test your judgement, with XP and streaks