Video Resumes and Job Search Outcomes: Evidence from a Field Experiment

Charles Bellemare (), Marion Goussé, Guy Lacroix and Steeve Marchand
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Charles Bellemare: Université Laval

No 13656, IZA Discussion Papers from Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

Abstract: We evaluate the efficiency of video resumes using a large scale field experiment. We randomly sent applications to 2021 private firms posting vacancies across the province of Québec (Canada). A subset of these applications included a link inviting firms to view a video resume. We find that video resumes increase callback rates by more than 10 percentage points. We also evaluate the service for individuals with acute visible disabilities (wheelchair users). Although our results support the presence of discrimination in the labor market, we show that they benefit from video resumes as much as applicants without a disability.

Keywords: disabilities; job search; video resume; discrimination (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J68 J71 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 41 pages
Date: 2020-09
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Published - published as 'Physical Disability and Labor Market Discrimination: Evidence from a Video Résumé Field Experiment' in: American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2023, 15 (4), 452-476

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