Re:New approaches shed light on the magnitude of sex differe...
by tchaffee on Saturday December 14, 2019 @09:28PM
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The factors I listed have nothing to do with a polished resume. It's comparing information with a strong signal.
Stereotypes are actually an extremely poor quality signal when hiring. If you use them, you're doing more work than you need to find a qualified person. Test it out and find out for yourself like I did on the advice of someone who does it for a living.
See sibling comment.
> Why not use far stronger signals
These all rely on assumptions that an exhibited trait - a well polished resume that is tailored to the job description - have the non-visible traits sought.
Stereotypes work the same way. They're an assumption of someone's internal traits based on an outward trait, and are typically accurate when applied to groups (much as your resume filtering likely is mostly accurate, with a few outliers).
Stereotypes are just typically considered to be negative.