Grammar matters!-----Study shows class bias in hiring based on few seconds of speech

Study shows class bias in hiring based on few seconds of speech
Study shows class bias in hiring based on few seconds of speech--by Yale University

"Candidates at job interviews expect to be evaluated on their experience, conduct, and ideas, but a new study by Yale researchers provides evidence that interviewees are judged based on their social status seconds after they start to speak.

The study, to be published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, demonstrates that people can accurately assess a stranger's socioeconomic position—defined by their income, education, and occupation status—based on brief speech patterns and shows that these snap perceptions influence hiring managers in ways that favor job applicants from higher social classes..."

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