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ERIC Number: EJ391733
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1989
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Is Prescreening Biased?
Werbel, James; And Others
Journal of Career Planning and Employment, v49 n2 p41-43 Jan 1989
Recruiters from 20 firms representing engineering, financial services, retailing, and sales reviewed student prescreening materials and provided lists of students for interviews. Comparison of students selected for interviews and students not selected suggests discrimination against Asians and a strong reliance on academic achievement in determining applicants selected for interviews. (NB)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Asian Americans, College Students, Competitive Selection, Employment Interviews, Evaluation Criteria, Higher Education, Personnel Selection, Recruitment, Screening Tests, Social Discrimination, Student Characteristics
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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