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12/95/
ERIC TITLE NUMBER: 55-11086 AUTHOR: Arvey, Richard D.; Gordon, Michael E.; Massengill, Douglas P.; Mussio, Stephen J.
TITLE: Differential dropout rates of minority and majority
job candidates due to "time lags" between selection
procedures.
YEAR PUBLISHED: 1975
JOURNAL: Personnel-Psychology; 1975 Sum Vol 28(2) 175-180
ABSTRACT: Studied the effects of (a) delay between initial
application and the 1st selection procedure, (b) job
classification grade, and (c) race of applicant on the
percentage of applicants who did not appear for the 1st
selection procedure. Analyses were made of 2,205 White and
252 Black and Indian applicants for 70 entry-level civil
service jobs in a large city. When the delay was greater
than 4 wks, a significantly greater percentage of minority
than majority applicants failed to appear for the 1st
selection procedure. No differences were found when delay
was less than 4 wks. The implications of these findings for
affirmative action programs are discussed. (PsycLIT
Database Copyright 1976 American Psychological Assn, all
rights reserved)
KEY DESCRIPTORS: CAUCASIANS-; NEGROES-; AMERICAN-INDIANS;
DROPOUTS-; JOB-APPLICANT-SCREENING; PERSONNEL-SELECTION
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