Lol: Resumes With “They/Them” Pronouns More Likely to Be Overlooked

Lol: Resumes With “They/Them” Pronouns More Likely to Be Overlooked

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Business.com sent two identical phantom resumes to “180 unique job postings that were explicitly open to entry-level candidates” in an effort to test “whether or not the inclusion of gender-neutral pronouns impacts how employers perceive resumes.”“Both featured a gender-ambiguous name, ‘Taylor Williams.’ The only difference between the test and control resumes was the presence of gender pronouns on the test version,” McGonagill said in the report. “The test resume included “they/them” pronouns under the name in the header.” She/her and he/him pronouns were n …

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