***Use to answer following two question***

Peak Software needs to hire sales representatives for a new product release. The sales manager and assistant manager decide to make their selection decisions based on interviews of each applicant.

During the first day of interviews, the sales manager and the assistant manager interview fourteen people who have applied to work as sales representatives. Before interviewing more applicants, the manager decides to correlate how she ranked these fourteen applicants with how the assistant manager ranked them. The correlation between the two rankings is .29.

1) Which of the following probably contributed most to the correlation?

a) Contrast effect.

b) Leniency-strictness phenomena.

c) Inconsistent criteria.

d) Halo effect.

2) As they prepare to interview more applicants, what should the sales manager and assistant manager do?

a) Agree to average their rankings.

b) Evaluate the applicants independently.

c) Develop a 10-point rating scale rather than a ranking scale.

d) Review the job descriptions to clarify the necessary job skills.