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Algorithmic Writing Assistance on Jobseekers’ Resumes Increases Hires

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  • Jan 26, 2023
  • #CareerDevelopment #Business
Zanele Munyikwa
@zanmuny
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John Horton 🇺🇦
@johnjhorton
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There is a strong association between the quality of the writing in a resume for new labor market entrants and whether those entrants are ultimately hired. We show that this relatio... Show More

There is a strong association between the quality of the writing in a resume for new labor market entrants and whether those entrants are ultimately hired. We show that this relationship is, at least partially, causal: a field experiment in an online labor market was conducted with nearly half a million jobseekers in which a treated group received algorithmic writing assistance. Treated jobseekers experienced an 8% increase in the probability of getting hired. Contrary to concerns that the assistance is taking away a valuable signal, we find no evidence that employers were less satisfied. We present a model in which better writing is not a signal of ability but helps employers ascertain ability, which rationalizes our findings.

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Avinash (Avi) Collis @avi_collis · Jan 26, 2023
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Amazing paper, well done 👏👏
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