The Impact of Level and Type of Collegiate Sports Participation and Gender on Inference Made by Recruiters: Literature Review

Authors

Elisa Torres, Eastern Michigan UniversityFollow

Abstract

The first step in the employment selection process, a review of applicants' resumes, determines who may be interviewed for a given position. This paper reviews the literature on how recruiters draw inferences during this process. Major topics examined include: the empirical validity of recruiters' inferences; the various biographical data elements that influence recruiters' inferences; and, the importance given to applicants of the extracurricular activities portion on the resume. This literature review concludes with the identification of a gap in the research regarding the impact that both type and level of sports participation, as well as gender, have on inferences recruiters draw from applicants' resumes.