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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"recruitment materials"”.
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Attracting women to STEM programs: the influence of goal-orientations and the use of gendered wording in recruitment materials
Recruiters and recruitment materials can signal to job seekers certain aspects of the organization which may affect how attractive the organization appears as a potential employer (signaling theory; Rynes, Bretz, & Gerhart, 1991). Some signals received during recruitment can indicate that …
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Recruitment of Non-traditional Students to Agricultural Degrees
… by the ability of post-secondary institutions recruitment of non-traditional agricultural students to agricultural degrees. Only 1.3% of the U. S. population holds direct on-farm employment. As the population slowly becomes disconnected from traditional agricultural lifestyles, the challenge …
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Competency-based versus task-based job descriptions: effects on applicant attraction
… they need to ensure they are using attractive recruitment materials. Previous research has failed to examine the effect of varying types of job description formats on applicants’ level of attraction to an organization. This study examined applicants’ attraction to organizations based on …
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An Analysis of the Appeals of College and University Viewbooks to the Underlying Dispositions of Frequent Drinkers and Non Drinkers
… previous scholarship suggesting that university recruitment materials have an influence on college student behaviors.
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Case Not Closed: Whiteness and the Rhetorical Genres of Freedom Summer
… Summer Project. Texts examined at length include recruitment materials, media coverage, pamphlets, and letters produced during the project, as well as retrospective representations of Freedom Summer in popular films and literature. Drawing upon Walter Beales pragmatic theory of rhetoric and Krista …
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Exploring Predicted Vs. Actual First to-Second Year Retention Rates: A Study of Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Colleges
… groups with students. Analysis of website and recruitment materials and researcher observations also provide descriptions of the campus environment.</p><p>Key findings include the importance of student-institution fit and the presence of a clear sense of community in which students are strongly …
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An examination of how to engage young, underrepresented women in UK health surveys
… and ‘perception’) through responses to recruitment materials. Qualitative data were compared across three life stage categories (education, work, and motherhood). In Phase 2, 45 Further Education (FE) students (16-24 years) participated to explore the remaining three stages of the …
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The Influence of Evidence-Based Sex Discrimination Policies on Women’s Perceptions of Organizational Climate, Sexism, and Identity Safety
… participants were randomly assigned to read job recruitment materials from a company with either a standard, EEOC-based policy or with an evidence-based sex discrimination policy (developed for the purpose of this research). Study Group 1 (<em>N</em>=415 across three studies) found that each …
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Content analysis of recruitment videotapes from institutions utilizing enrollment management systems
Recruitment materials such as videotapes help students to form expectations about the college experience. Students' expectations have been linked to retention. Research has indicated that students whose pre-matriculation expectations are not consistent with the reality they experience in college …
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Barriers and Best Practices in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Initiatives: A Case Study from the United States Aerospace and Defense Industry
… backgrounds in senior leadership positions and recruitment materials, as well as inside the workplace, signaling a company’s commitment to diversity. The 11th theme entailed establishing a supportive environment through mentorship programs for diverse people, exposing them to unique career paths …
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Recruitment Strategies Aiming to Attract Females into Undergraduate Engineering Programs: Examining Their Role and Use
… in their college choice (Maringe & Gibbs, 2009). Recruitment activities are only one factor in the college choice decision but are an important one. Recruitment strategies to attract under-represented groups to the field of engineering had in general lacked success. Recruitment is a way to …