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How Job Candidates Show Their Emotions May Result in Hiring Disparities

What emotions job candidates choose to display during interviews often varies by culture, and may be the source of hiring bias, Stanford researchers found. This is one of several findings psychology Professor Jeanne Tsai and former graduate student Lucy Zhang Bencharit reveal in a paper published July 5 in Emotion... Read more »

Low-Income Students Need More Than Just a College Degree for Success in the Workplace

Students need more than a college degree; they need multiple points of entry into the workplace, report says.Getting low-income students into and through college isn’t enough to position them well for success in the workplace. They need programs that give them strong mentors and real-world work experience, and help them... Read more »

Hertz Car Rental Discount Added to Growing List of Member Benefits

Your IAWP membership entitles you to numerous benefits. Some benefits are intended to help you in your career as a workforce professional while others afford you discounts and savings. Today we are pleased to announce that Hertz has agreed to provide IAWP members the following car rental discounts: 10% Discount... Read more »

Member Spotlight: Tiara Jones, Illinois Department of Employment Security

Tiara Jones is a Revenue Analyst with the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) in Chicago, Illinois. Tiara performs unemployment insurance revenue account maintenance for employer accounts, which involves communicating with employers and other Illinois stakeholders regarding registrations, terminations, wage report filings, and applications of the Illinois Unemployment Insurance Act.... Read more »

Email Incivility has a Ripple Effect Beyond the Workplace

According to a new paper from a University of Illinois expert who studies work stress and recovery, the negative effects of email incivility extend beyond the recipient’s work and family domains and can even play a role in their partners’ withdrawal from their own work, said YoungAh Park, a professor... Read more »