How Doctors and Interviewers Make Mistakes

There was an interesting article in last week's Wall Street Journal – “The Biggest Mistakes Doctors Make.” The article cited a dozen or so reasons why doctors misdiagnose patient symptoms. As I read through the list, most were the same reasons interviewers make hiring mistakes. So whether you’re a doctor or an interviewer, you might find some of the ideas below on how to prevent bad decisions useful. Patients and job-seekers should forcibly intervene, whenever they sense a rush to judgment.