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I really don't like these Resume studies where they send out a bunch of resumes with different names. A resume can be an extremely noisy signal, and the best s
by yetanotherphd 13y ago
I really don't like these Resume studies where they send out a bunch of resumes with different names.
A resume can be an extremely noisy signal, and the best statistical signal might be the ethnicity implicit in the name. When you actually meet the person, you get a lot more information, and the employer might rely less on the person's race as a source of information/bias.
- lemonberry 13y agoIsn't that the point though? If you have a certain type of name you never get to meet the potential employer in person.
- route66 13y agoYour own reply proves them very descriptive and close to reality: If ethnicity is interpreted by the reader as the best statistical signal (which conveys the bias of the reader, not of the resume) the "... actually meet the person... " is not going to happen. Reducing this to an information density problem explains nothing. Why do yo really don't like them?
- walshemj 13y agoYes the study is hows the effect of class, race and religious tradition effect recruitment not the name in its self.