Tag
resume_audit
7 findings
Labour & employmentAnglo First-Name Signaling InefficiencyApplicants with English first names and Chinese last names received a 12.5% callback rate, which was significantly lower than applicants with full English names (15.7%, p < 0.05) and not statistically different from applicants with full Chinese names (11.3%).RCTLabour & employmentAnglo-Origin Experience ParityResumes listing only British work experience received a callback rate of 14.1%, which was not statistically significantly different from the 15.8% callback rate for Canadian-experienced control resumes (Type 0), contrasting sharply with the 5.9% callback rate for resumes listing Indian, Pakistani, or Chinese experience.Observational StudyLabour & employmentCredential Signal InefficiencyAdding Canadian references, official degree accreditation, or permanent resident status to foreign-experienced resumes generated point estimates near zero with no statistically significant increase in callback rates.RCTLabour & employmentEnglish Female Callback PremiumResumes with English female names received a 4.9 percentage point higher callback rate than English male names (p < 0.01). However, no female callback premium existed for Indian, Pakistani, Chinese, or Greek female applicants compared to their male ethnic counterparts.RCTLabour & employmentEthnic Name Hiring DiscriminationChanging an applicant name from an English-sounding name to an Indian, Pakistani, or Chinese name reduced interview callbacks by 4.4 percentage points (from 15.7% down to 11.3%), meaning English-named applicants were 39% more likely to receive a callback. Resumes with Greek names experienced a statistically significant 4.0 percentage point reduction in callback rates compared to English names.Observational StudyLabour & employmentForeign Experience DiscountResumes with foreign qualifications and foreign experience received a 6.0% callback rate compared to 15.7% for native Canadian resumes. Adding one domestic Canadian job increased callback rates from 6.0% to 8.5%, while replacing all foreign experience with Canadian experience raised callback rates to 11.0% (p < 0.01).RCTLabour & employmentOccupational Language InvarianceThe callback ratio between English-named and foreign-named resumes remained virtually constant at 1.3 to 1.9 across all occupational deciles, showing a 3.4 percentage point callback penalty in low language-requirement jobs like computer programmer/maintenance technician (decile 1, callback ratio 1.4) compared to a 6.7 percentage point penalty in high requirement jobs like executive recruiter/community counselor (decile 10, callback ratio 1.7).RCT