We study a model where an employer, trying to fill a vacancy, engages in optimal sequential search by drawing from two subpopulations of candidates who differ in their quot;discourse systemsquot;: during an interview, a minority candidate with a discourse system not shared with the employer...

Intro -- Contents -- I. Introduction -- II. Related Literature -- III. Model -- IV. Optimal Search and Hiring -- V. Performance Metrics -- VI. Policy Implications -- VII. Conclusions -- Appendix: Proofs of Lemmas, Propositions and Implications -- References.

We study a model where an employer, trying to fill a vacancy, engages in optimal sequential search by drawing from two subpopulations of candidates who differ in their ""discourse systems"": during an interview, a minority candidate with a discourse system not shared with the employer conveys a...