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Reducing discrimination against job seekers with and without employment gaps

Journal
Nature Human Behaviour
Type
journal article
Date Issued
2023-02
Author(s)
Kristal, Ariella
Nicks, Leonie
Gloor, Jamie  
Hauser, Oliver C.  
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-022-01485-6
Research Team
Jamie Gloor (Asst. Prof. & PI), Eugenia Bajet Mestre (PhD student), Mihwa Seong (Post-Doc), Huong Pham (Post-Doc): PLAID Lab, CCDI, FIM-HSG
Abstract
Past research shows that decision-makers discriminate against applicants with career breaks. Career breaks are common due to caring responsibilities, especially for working mothers, thereby leaving job seekers with employment gaps on their résumés. In a preregistered audit field experiment in the United Kingdom (n = 9,022), we show that rewriting a résumé so that previously held jobs are listed with the number of years worked (instead of employment dates) increases callbacks from real employers compared to résumés without employment gaps by approximately 8%, and with employment gaps by 15%. A series of lab studies (an online pilot and two preregistered experiments; n = 2,650) shows that this effect holds for both female and male applicants—even when compared to applicants without employment gaps—as well as and for applicants with less and more total job experience. The effect is driven by making the applicant’s job experience salient, not as a result of novelty or ease of reading.
Funding(s)
Swiss National Science Foundation (PR00P1_193128)
Language
English
HSG Classification
contribution to scientific community
HSG Profile Area
SoM - Responsible Corporate Competitiveness (RoCC)
Refereed
Yes
Start page
211
End page
218
URL
https://www.alexandria.unisg.ch/handle/20.500.14171/108002
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social sciences

behavioral science

business studies

responsibility and su...

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FIM - Research Instit...

Eprints ID
268270
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