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Employment Strategy: Researchers propose models to maximize the success of professional recruitment
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain When it comes to hiring new staff, large companies often have to choose from hundreds of candidates. This is a time-consuming and resource-intensive process. Does mathematics help streamline these steps? Perhaps yes, at least in the broadest sense. A paper published in the Journal of Statistical Mechanics: Theory and Experiment by Boston University statistical physicist Pavel…
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Job seekers perceive female tech entrepreneurs as competent and unwarm, which can hinder their employment capabilities
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Female entrepreneurs in the tech industry face unique challenges as the sector continues to be dominated by men. A recent study published in the Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal found that female founders actually face gender bias during recruitment, and job seekers perceived as competent, agents and warm. As a result, it is perceived as being unlikely to…
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