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by MarketingJason 1656 days ago
> You should avoid scheduling interviews post-lunch

Interesting opinion when weighed against studies like PNAS' famous parole decision study that found morning and right after lunch were the most favorable rulings: https://www.pnas.org/content/108/17/6889
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hyperpape 1656 days ago
It seems unlikely that this study reflects the effects of hunger: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14701328.
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thaumasiotes 1656 days ago
No, hunger is an important cause of the result. The anticipated effects of hunger are the reason that open-and-shut cases are scheduled right before lunch.

The problem is that the researchers were eager to conclude that hunger can influence case outcomes, and unable to consider the possibility that hunger can influence case scheduling.

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wppick 1656 days ago
Schedule it right before lunch and finish early. The interviewer will have a positive imprint of you in their lizard brain since you gave them earlier access to their food. Plus your interview will be followed up with the dopamine and please of their meal/break, which might boost their memory of you as well.
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ClumsyPilot 1656 days ago
this is exactly opposite of what you should do, if the study is to be believed:

"They found that the likelihood of a favourable ruling peaked at the beginning of the day, steadily declining over time from a probability of about 65% to nearly zero, before spiking back up to about 65% after a break for a meal or snack."

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