Applicant Pool Composition and Job Perceptions: Impact on Decisions Regarding an Older Applicant.

Cleveland, Jeanette N.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ369909

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1988

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Applicant Pool Composition and Job Perceptions: Impact on Decisions Regarding an Older Applicant.

Cleveland, Jeanette N.; And Others

Journal of Vocational Behavior, v32 n1 p112-25 Feb 1988

Determined degree to which age bias in simulated personnel decisions can be reduced by varying one situational factor, age composition of applicant pool. To some extent, as number of older applicants in applicant pool increased, older applicants received more favorable ratings, and there was shift in perception of age-type of job. (Author/KS)

Descriptors: Age Differences, Age Discrimination, Decision Making, Employment Opportunities, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Job Applicants, Job Application, Middle Aged Adults, Perception, Personnel Selection

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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