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>I won't even get into those experiments people've done with sending out identical resumes, some with "white"-sounding name, some with "black"-sounding names...
by sadly_impolite 10y ago
>I won't even get into those experiments people've done with sending out identical resumes, some with "white"-sounding name, some with "black"-sounding names...
There is no polite way to put it, but I would be surprised if among black applicants having a "black" name did not predict worse actual performance than having a "white" name. The same goes for white applicants with "white trash" names. If there are Asian equivalents, same for them.
- AbrahamParangi 10y agoYou know, resumes contain other signaling information on them other than the applicants' names. It would definitely surprise me if you could predict any performance metrics with statistical significance based on name alone. I mean honestly imagine a resume that says: graduated from Yale 2011 with a BS in Computer Science. Worked for Qualcomm for 2 years before taking a job as a PM at Google. Currently looking for a new job to move back to the east coast to be nearer to their family. And you're telling me you can predict this person's future job performance based on whether their last name is Park, Lewis, or Johnson?