Professional recruiters drew up more questions about culture and group compatibility when they prepared to interview applicants with Arabic-sounding names More
Professional recruiters drew up more questions about culture and group compatibility when they prepared to interview applicants with Arabic-sounding names More
Assessments of 60 resumes submitted for actual jobs revealed a difference between self-promotion and ingratiation. More
The British statistician Francis Galton applied statistical methods to many different subjects during the 1800s, including the use of fingerprinting for identification, correlational calculus, twins, blood transfusions, criminality, meteorology and, perhaps most famously, human intelligence. Galton, who was an ardent eugenicist, believed that intelligence was a trait that only a More
When deciding which candidate to hire or what company to invest in, do we favor someone who has a history of hard work and perseverance or the hotshot with a natural talent? Findings from three studies conducted by University College London professor Chia-Jung Tsay suggest that when assessing people with More
The philosopher Plato wrote that there is no harm in repeating a good thing. Even better, a new study finds that repeating key points during your next meeting is a good way to sway colleagues’ decisions. Across two experiments, Stefan Schulz-Hardt (Georg-August-University) and colleagues demonstrated that repeating specific information during More
Business Insider: When you first interview for a job or head into a salary negotiation, there’s a lot that’s under your control. You can easily impress the person on the other side of the table by talking about your past achievements, ambitions for the future, and ability to lead a More