00:02 [ONSCREEN] Horn effect

00:06 [MR. THOMAS sits at a desk holding a pen, looking impatient. He looks at his watch.]

00:09 [MIMI enters] MIMI: Mr. Thomas?

00:10 MR. THOMAS: Yes.

00:10 [MIMI and MR. THOMAS shake hands.] MIMI: Hi, Mimi Evans.

00:11 MR. THOMAS: Hi, nice to meet you.

00:13 MIMI: Nice to meet you. I'm so sorry I'm late. I got lost.

00:18 MR. THOMAS: [long pause] You have a resume?

00:19 [MIMI sits] MIMI: Yes, yes, I do.

00:21 [MIMI goes through her purse, pulls out a resume, and hands it to MR. THOMAS, while he sits and looks impatient]

00:26 [MIMI hands MR. THOMAS her resume] MIMI: Here you are.

00:26 MR. THOMAS: Thanks. Okay, so you have two years' executive assistant experience?

00:33 MIMI: Yes, yes. I was an economics major, I have a lot of references, and I'm a very reliable person.

00:41 [MR. THOMAS looks at her incredulously]

00:42 Horn effect: A tendency to interpret anything another person says or does in a negative light because you have a negative Gestalt of that person.