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2-minute survey

Please help us learn about the job market by completing this 2-minute survey.
We are NOT the hiring company. We will NOT share this information with the hiring company. This survey is to help us, as a non-profit, better support job seekers like you.

I have

years of relevant experience for this role.

Finish the following statement to best describe you:

This job would be similar to my ideal job. Were I to be hired today, I would require training to do this job. I meet of the qualifications listed. Compared to other applicants, I have a(n) amount of relevant skills that were not explicitly asked for in the ad. I think that, were I to apply, that I would be to get an interview.

Consider all other applicants to this job. How many of them do you believe you are more qualified than in this job?

Consider all other applicants to this job. How many of them do you believe you would perform better than in this job?

Which of the following best describes your gender identity?

Which of the following best describes your race?

What is your highest level of education completed?

What is your current employment status?

Indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with the following statements:

Strongly Disagree Disagree Neither Agree nor Disagree Agree Strongly Agree
I think this company will be more lenient than others when reviewing candidates.
I feel like I will be wasting my time if I apply for this job.
I want to put myself out there and apply to more ‘stretch’ roles.
I think everyone should apply to jobs when they meet most (not necessarily all) of the listed qualifications.
I think companies are realizing that candidates have diverse backgrounds, so sticking to required qualifications is becoming less common.

Indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with the following statements (tap each statement to expand):

I think this company will be more lenient than others when reviewing candidates.
I feel like I will be wasting my time if I apply for this job.
I want to put myself out there and apply to more ‘stretch’ roles.
I think everyone should apply to jobs when they meet most (not necessarily all) of the listed qualifications.
I think companies are realizing that candidates have diverse backgrounds, so sticking to required qualifications is becoming less common. updated

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Thank you for helping us learn more about the labor market and letting us help you look for a new job. If you uploaded your resume, our resume experts will send you personalized feedback within the week. Keep an eye on your email!

We value your insights and perspective here at the Job Connections Project. We want to let you know that to best understand the job search-and-match process, we have partnered with academic researchers. They want to provide you with the following info:

If you filled out the survey, you have participated in a research study conducted by researchers at the University of California San Diego. We would like to give you more details about the study you just participated in and explain what we were trying to study. We also want to provide you with information about your rights as a research participant and how we protect you.

This study explored how people’s survey responses changed depending on the language in a job ad. This means that some participants were randomly chosen to see slightly different versions of the job ad. All substantive information about the job remained the same, however when you apply to the actual job on the company’s website be sure to carefully reread the job ad to make sure you understand clearly what the job entails.

It was necessary to perform the study in this order and tell you after you saw the job ad and filled out the survey so that we didn’t influence your responses. If we told everyone the purpose of the study and what we predict, then their reactions would not be a good indication of how they would react in everyday situations. As you may know, this is not uncommon when doing research. Scientific methods sometimes require that participants not be given complete information about the research until after the study is completed. If other people knew the true purpose of the study, it might affect how they behave/answer questions, so we are asking you not to share the information we just discussed with other people looking for jobs.

Please know that the Job Connections Project will do everything in their power to protect your data. Data safeguards have been put in place and the Job Connections Project will only retain personally identifiable information (PII) to provide you with resume feedback. After this feedback is complete your PII will be destroyed. Additionally, it will not be linked to your survey results at any time.

This study is run by University of California San Diego (UCSD) PhD candidates Tanner Eastmond and Amanda Bonheur, and UCSD Professor Itzik Fadlon. Amanda and Tanner are both UCSD employees and co-founders of the Job Connections Project. This means that the non-profit will know who participates in the research. Participation or non-participation will not affect the services provided to you by the Job Connections Project.

Now that the study has been explained, you have the right to ask the investigators not to use your data. If you would like your data removed from the study please check this box:

If you checked the box above, your data will never be shared with the researchers. If you have questions about how your data is used by the non-profit, separate from the study, please see the company’s Privacy Policy. If you have additional questions, you can contact the Job Connections Project directly at info@jobconnectionsproject.org. Since your survey responses are not linked to your name or email, please include your unique survey ID code in your email.

If you have any other questions or comments about anything you did today you can get in touch with the Job Connections Project team at info@jobconnectionsproject.org or the researchers at teastmon@ucsd.edu or abonheur@ucsd.edu. You can also ask research related questions to the UCSD Human Research Protections Program at 858-246-HRPP (858-246-4777). This research project’s reference number is #806291.

Thank you again for your participation. We hope the research output will improve labor market conditions for you and other job seekers in the future!