Objective and bias-free measures of candidate motivation during job applications.

ABSTRACT: Society suffers from biases and discrimination, a longstanding dilemma that stems from ungrounded, subjective judgments. Especially unequal opportunities in labor remain a persistent challenge, despite the recent inauguration of top-down diplomatic measures. Here we propose a solution by using an objective approach to the measurement of nonverbal behaviors of job candidates that trained for a job assessment. First, we implemented and developed artificial intelligence, computer vision, and unbiased machine learning software to automatically detect facial muscle activity and emotional expressions to predict the candidates' self-reported motivation levels. The motivation judgments by our model outperformed recruiters' unreliable, invalid, and sometimes biased judgments. These findings mark th

SUBMITTER: Kappen M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8578383 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature