Research: The Benefits of Letting HR Decide Who Gets an Interview – Harvard Business Review
In many organizations, managers make the first call about which candidates to bring in for an interview, and then later which applicant gets the job. While their expertise is crucial to selecting the right person, the process can be laborious and time-consuming as they must take a step away from their core activities to focus on reviewing applications and narrowing candidate pools. But what if the responsibility for picking first-round interviewees was transferred to HR? Does it have an impact on who gets hired? Our research, published in Administrative Science Quarterly, examines this scenario.
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