Managers often make hiring decisions based on initial gut feelings formed within two minutes of meeting an applicant, despite these feelings having little to do with the applicant's ability. These managers are relying on an intuitive decision-making model. The passage provides an example of intuitive decision-making in action: a gutter cleaner who feels uneasy about a ladder decides not to use it, and later discovers the ladder was defective and could have caused an injury if used.
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1. Managers often base their hiring decislons on gut feelings. These feelings are typically formed
within two minutes of meeting a job applicant and have littie to do with the applicant's ability to
do the job. These hiring managers are using the model of decision making. Suppose that you
work as a gutter cleaner. You have been doing your job for years, down ladders every day But
today, as you put the ladder up against the house for your next job, you have a feel ladder several
times, and you don't see anything wrong with it, but the feeling persists, so you put your ladder
on your truck and do the Job with another laddec, When you come home, you start to remove the
first hadder from the truck, and the third rung breaks off in your hand. If you had stepped on it,
you would have had a nasty foll. This is an exampie of decieion making process, guided by
lanagers often base their hiring decisions on gut feelings. These feelings are typically formed
within two minutes of meeting a job appilcant and ittle to do with the applicant's ability to do the
job. These hiring managers are using the model of decision making. Suppose that you work as a
gutter clesner, You have been doing your job for years, and you go up and down ladders every
day. But today, as you put the ladder up against the house for your next job, you have a feeling
that says, "Don't get on it," You look at the ladder several times, and you don't see anything
wrong with it, but the feeling persists, so you put your ladder on your truck and do the job with
another iad thome, you start to remove the first ladder from the truck, and the third rung breaks
off in your hand. If you had s ild have had a nasty fall, This is an exarmple of decision making
process, guided by
Managers often base their hiring decisions on gut feelings. These feelings are typically formed
within two minutes of meeting a jab applicant littie to do with the applicant's ablity to do the job.
These hiring managers are using the model of decision making. Suppose that you work as a
gutter cleaner. You have been doing your job for years, and you go up and down ladders every
day. But today, as you put the ladder up against the house for your next job, you have a feeling
that says, "Don't get on it," You look at the ladder several times, and you don't see anything
wrong with it, but the feeting persists, so you put your ladder on your truck and do the job with
another ladder. When you come home, you start to remove the first lad - truck, and the third rung
breaks off in your hand. If you had stepped on it, you would have had a nasty fall.
Managers often base their hiring decisions on gut feelings. These feelings are typically formed
within two minutes of meeting a job applicant and have littie to do with the applicant's ability to
do the job. These hiring managers are using the model of decision making. Suppose that you
work as a gutter cleaner. You have been doing your fob for years, down ladders every day, But
today, as you put the ladder up against the house for your next job, you have a feel t get on it."
2. You look at the ladder soveral times, and you don't see anything wrong with it, but the foeling
persists, so you put your ladder on your truck and do the Job with another ladder. When you
come home, you start to remove the first ladder from the truck, and the third rung breaks off in
your hand, If you had stepped on it, you would have had a nasty fall. This is an example of
decision maving grocess; guided by