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Work hard or play hard? Degree class, student leadership and employment opportunities
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Abstract
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| This study investigates the impact on first hiring outcomes of two main curriculum vitae (CV) characteristics by which graduates with a tertiary education degree distinguish themselves from their peers: degree class and extra-curricular activities. These characteristics were randomly assigned to 2,800 fictitious job applications that were sent to real vacancies in Belgium. Academic performance and extra-curricular engagement enhance job interview rates by 7.0% (CI 95% [0.3%, 13.7%]) and 6.5% (CI 95% [-0.5%, 13.4%]), respectively. We did not find evidence for these CV characteristics to reinforce or reduce their effect. |
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Language
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English
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Source (journal)
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Oxford bulletin of economics and statistics. - Oxford
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Publication
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Hoboken
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Wiley
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2021
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ISSN
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0305-9049
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DOI
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10.1111/OBES.12424
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Volume/pages
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83
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(2021)
, p. 1024-1047
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ISI
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000618010400001
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