Will checking character references really help you find the best candidate for a job?
Finding the best person to fill a position can be tough, from drafting a job ad to producing a shortlist of top interview candidates.
Finding the best person to fill a position can be tough, from drafting a job ad to producing a shortlist of top interview candidates.
Social Sciences
Apr 26, 2024
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Women are just as corrupt as men in Mexican municipal politics, according to a new study from Rice University.
Social Sciences
Aug 28, 2023
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Parental leave for fathers can decrease sexist attitudes and gender bias, according to new research from Rice University, Washington University in St. Louis, the University of Oxford and ETH Zurich.
Social Sciences
Apr 26, 2023
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The Liberal Party's recently published review of the 2022 federal election defeat does not mince words: the party has a problem with women.
Political science
Jan 23, 2023
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People from minority groups who speak with 'non-standard' accents face discrimination in job interviews, researchers from The University of Queensland have found.
Social Sciences
Nov 24, 2022
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In recent years, voters in the world's third-largest democracy, Indonesia, have preferred to support candidates with solid religious personas and a lifestyle and appearances adhering to Islamic values. This preference is ...
Social Sciences
Oct 24, 2022
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New research utilizing data from U.S. Supreme Court law clerk hiring decisions finds that female job applicants with recommendations from other highly tenured women have the strongest chance of getting a job offer.
Economics & Business
Aug 1, 2022
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Relying on headhunters to fill job vacancies can drive up voluntary turnover, as new research has found that they typically recruit the employees they successfully placed before for their next job.
Economics & Business
Jul 8, 2022
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Australian women have long been under-represented in parliament. Although our country was the first in the world to give women the right to stand for election, we currently rank 56th in the world for female representation, ...
Political science
Sep 29, 2021
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A new study in the Journal of the European Economic Association, published by Oxford University Press, finds that electoral districts with a larger gender pay gaps show favoritism toward male political candidates in Parliamentary ...
Political science
Jul 7, 2021
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