What happens when you apply for a job?

Holtrop, Djurre

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Authors

Holtrop, Djurre

Date

2019

Type

Conference Paper

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Citation

Holtrop, D. 2019. What happens when you apply for a job? In: Postgraduate Orientation Evening, 25th Jul 2019.

Source Conference

Postgraduate Orientation Evening

Faculty

Faculty of Business and Law

School

Future of Work Institute

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/76542

Collection

Curtin Research Publications

Abstract

Technology is changing the way we do business. Traditional business communication and social media give us access to vast amounts of data and we have powerful tools to analyse this information. Did you know that computers can already write automated emails that are tailored to your preferences by just looking at your social media profile? Or that text-analysis algorithms can analyse applicants’ spoken words to determine who will be the best employee?