Researcher ORCID Identifier
0000-0002-1016-408X
Graduation Year
2021
Date of Submission
5-2021
Document Type
Campus Only Senior Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
Economics
Reader 1
David Bjerk
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Casey R Morris
Abstract
Leveraging the hiring data from a large financial firm looking to diversify its workforce, I analyze how the observable characteristics of applicants, such as college, race, and gender influence the likelihood of an applicant progressing through recruitment. This work is closely related to how labor market signals are valued by firms. My analysis points to strong positive gender and minority effects aligning with the firm’s efforts to diversify its workforce. Further, the higher ranked college an applicant attends, the more likely they are to proceed through early rounds, or get a “foot in the door,” yet college affiliation does little to differentiate candidates in the later rounds.
Recommended Citation
Morris, Casey, "Applicant Characteristics and Interview Success: College Strength, Race, and Gender in the Context of a Single Firm's Hiring Process" (2021). CMC Senior Theses. 2631.
https://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/2631
This thesis is restricted to the Claremont Colleges current faculty, students, and staff.
