Skills Signals

Skills Signals for Employers – Cognitive skills, social skills, and maturity have a significant effect on being invited for a job interview

Cognitive and non-cognitive skills predict individuals’ labor-market performance, but employers cannot directly observe the skills of job applicants. While individuals make costly investments to signal skills to potential employers, it is not well understood which and to what extent signals of different skills affect hiring decisions. A more nuanced empirical investigation of the relative importance … Continue reading →