A national study was conducted to measure differences in recruiters' views of business students' employability depending on resume format. Resume formats varied by the amount of detail provided about educational experiences, work-related experiences, and extracurricular campus activities. As expected, when more detail was provided about work-related experiences, recruiters considered the candidate more employable than when more detail was provided about education or campus activities. However, differences that appeared relating to gender and resume format suggest biases in the way recruiters view resumes.
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