Why Intuition May Lead Employers Astray When Hiring

The pitfalls of relying on gut feelings have real consequences for workers.  By Emerick Kubiak and reviewed by Tyler Woods posted May 12, 2023 in Psychology Today. (https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-behavioral-science-hub/202305/why-intuition-may-lead-employers-astray-when-hiring)

“Blindly trusting our intuition is not a reliable predictor of its effectiveness. While intuition may seem to reflect our deepest ideas and beliefs, it often leads us astray. The ability to accurately assess the reliability of our intuition is severely limited, often tainted by an illusory superiority bias-a tendency to overestimate our own abilities, believing ourselves to be at least superior to the average. Intuition, commonly perceived as a mystical or magical faculty, is grounded in clear physiological mechanisms.”