In lots of organizations, managers make the primary name about which candidates to usher in for an interview, after which later which applicant will get the job. Whereas their experience is essential to choosing the best individual, the method could be laborious and time-consuming as they need to take a step away from their core actions to deal with reviewing purposes and narrowing candidate swimming pools. However what if the duty for selecting first-round interviewees was transferred to HR? Does it have an effect on who will get employed? Our analysis, printed in Administrative Science Quarterly, examines this situation.