Anonymous job applications and hiring discrimination : blind recruitment can level the playing field in access to jobs but cannot prevent all forms of discrimination

Ulf Rinne (IZA, Germany)

The use of anonymous job applications (or blind recruitment) to combat hiring discrimination is gaining attention and interest. Results from field experiments and pilot projects in European countries (France, Germany, the Netherlands, and Sweden are considered here), Canada, and Australia shed light on their potential to reduce some of the discriminatory barriers to hiring for minority and other disadvantaged groups. But although this approach can achieve its primary aims, there are also important cautions to consider.

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Year of publication:	October 2018
Authors:	Rinne, Ulf
Publisher:	Bonn : Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit GmbH (IZA)
Subject:	discrimination \| hiring \| job applications \| recruitment \| Personalbeschaffung \| Recruitment \| Arbeitsmarktdiskriminierung \| Labour market discrimination \| Personalauswahl \| Personnel selection \| Arbeitsuche \| Job search \| Diskriminierung \| Discrimination \| Geschlechterdiskriminierung \| Gender discrimination \| Arbeitsnachfrage \| Labor demand \| Ethnische Diskriminierung \| Ethnic discrimination