Anonymous job applications and hiring discrimination

Ulf Rinne

IZA World of Labor, 2025, No 48v3, 48v3

Abstract: The use of anonymous job applications (or blind recruitment) to combat hiring discrimination is gaining attention and interest. Results from field experiments and pilot projects in European countries (France, Germany, the Netherlands, Finland and Sweden are considered here), Canada, and Australia shed light on their potential to reduce some of the discriminatory barriers to hiring for minority and other disadvantaged groups. But although this approach can achieve its primary aims, there are also important cautions to consider.

Keywords: discrimination; hiring; job applications; recruitment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J71 J78 M51 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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