Biases-Informed Job Search Guidance: Characterization, Implications, and Targeting Support
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Updated · arxiv.org · Aug 17
Biases-Informed Job Search Guidance: Characterization, Implications, and Targeting Support
1 articles · Updated · arxiv.org · Aug 17
Summary
A new study reveals that job seekers’ reemployment expectation biases are closely linked to misperceptions about job offer rates and wage distributions.
Researchers used survey data and machine learning to identify four distinct groups—pessimistic, rational, optimistic, and over-optimistic—based on reemployment expectations.
The findings suggest that public employment services could better tailor support by targeting informational interventions according to these identified profiles.