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ERIC Number: EJ970057
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012-Jan
Pages: 6
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0746-8342
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The Secretary Problem from the Applicant's Point of View
Glass, Darren
College Mathematics Journal, v43 n1 p76-81 Jan 2012
A 1960 "Mathematical Games" column describes the problem, now known as the Secretary Problem, which asks how someone interviewing candidates for a position should maximize the chance of hiring the best applicant. This note looks at how an applicant should respond, if they know the interviewer uses this optimal strategy. We show that all but the very top applicants have the best chance of being hired if they arrange to be the last person interviewed.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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