Interview Bias Analysis

For this interviewing project, I am definitely going to have some biases that will affect my perception and behavior during the interview. Age difference is going to be a big bias that is going to interfere with my perception during the interview. Because Mr. Oklobzija is way older than me and has been working in this field since 1985, his information and jargon may not correlate with my generation and come across as very outdated to me. It will be hard for me to compare his information to my career path now. In order to overcome this bias, I could direct my questions to more recent subjects and events that happened throughout his career. Because he has been in this type of career for so long, I could also go in and take his knowledge and skill

He may come across as very one-sided and it may be hard to believe what he is saying. To overcome this bias, I am going to have to go in with a positive outlook, hoping that he can make some connections to a women’s role in this type of career. I have to be able to see if I can fit in a position like this and see if a woman like me is able to handle the job from what he says from a guy’s perspective. Another interview bias that may alter my perception is the gut feeling bias. Right when I walk into the room, he might send a first impression that makes me depend on my instinctive feeling, rather than waiting to see what his qualifications are. A way to overcome this bias would be to go in as open-minded as I can. Yes, first impression is important, but I need to give him a chance to communicate with me and show what he has to offer. The last bias, I am going to have going into this interview is the nonverbal bias. His body language and facial expressions could accidently send me wrong signals and lead me to invalid conclusions about what he is saying. The only way for one to overcome this bias is to continually smile and act friendly throughout the whole