Job listings now often demand that applicants have degrees and experiences that were previously unnecessary, with some job requirements even surpassing the qualifications of current employees.
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Understanding how hiring managers evaluate candidates can help us understand current hiring prejudices and, hopefully, help us overcome them.
A recent study about hiring practices sheds light on why some jobs change between when a decision is made to hire someone, and the actual hiring process itself.
No wonder people are sceptical about providing information – they don’t know why employers want this information or what they’re going to do with it.
Whether or not someone is eventually convicted, an arrest alone is enough to significantly impair a Black man’s job and earning prospects.
Asynchronous video interviews, or AVIs, are a virtual hiring trend that are gaining a lot of traction. Here’s how job candidates and organizations can best use them.
Asking clear, concise, direct questions in job interviews can help employers hire highly capable, skilled workers with autism.
New research suggests women-led startups can experience more rapid employment growth than those run by men in certain scenarios.
Even back in the 90s, researchers were trying to alert hiring managers to the ineffectiveness of this as a tool, noting some major problems.
Even after years of federal and state laws making discrimination illegal, implicit bias still leads to actual economic harm for women.
Results from a study of business students show how committed they are when it comes to working for socially responsible companies.
Research shows that the way meritocracy is discussed can actually curtail opportunities for social mobility.
How to beat Goliath when competing for the best talent: hire against stereotype and keep quiet when you find the right formula.
Past hiring discrimination appears to lead African Americans to cast a wide net, while women tend to seek out roles historically associated with their gender.
Even though America claims to be a society based on hard work and meritocracy, rewards go only to those with the right college degree.
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