stackyFACTSThe similar-to-me effect means you probably got hired just because you and the interviewer both like golf. Evaluators massively inflate the competence of candidates who share their exact background, interests, or mannerisms. It is an incredibly pervasive bias that aggressively ruins workplace diversity.
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