Friday, March 23, 2012

Long-Term Unemployed Hiring Bias

  • HARTFORD, Conn. -- Few job seekers who fail to get an interview know the reason, but Michelle Chesney-Offutt said a recruiter told her why she lost the chance to pitch for an information technology position.
  • (Huffington Post)
  • The Oregon House, for example, voted last month to fine employers $1,000 if they post a job ad telling unemployed workers to not apply.
  • (msnbc.com)
  • Maryland employment experts acknowledge some bias in the state against the long-term unemployed. But they add that most This kind of discrimination permeates all levels of the hiring process.
  • (Baltimore Sun)

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