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Field
Experimental Design (Public)
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Before
First-time jobseekers who are active on the partner platform are sent a message with a survey link. They are asked to assess hypothetical jobs with randomized amenities, and in return, they will receive job recommendations that reflect their preferences as measured through their assessments of the hypothetical jobs. Upon opening the survey, jobseekers are equally randomized to view hypothetical job posts with one of the following subsets of missing amenities:
- Working individually or in a team, job training
- 5, 5.5, or 6 day work week, company-provided transportation or travel allowance
- Good company culture, no salary delays, company verification
On each hypothetical job post, the typically “missing” amenities are randomized to be displayed or not. For some amenities, conditional on being displayed, the value is randomized. Amenities that are mandatory to report on the partner platform are always displayed and their value is randomized.
Jobseekers are equally randomized to be asked 1 or 3 questions for each hypothetical job, as described in “Primary outcomes”. They are also equally randomized to view the typical “missing” amenities before or after the “Job Description” section of the hypothetical job post.
Jobseekers randomized to view hypothetical jobs with good company culture, no salary delays, and company verification are also equally randomized to receive:
- No additional instructions
- An explanation that these characteristics have been checked with employees
- An explanation that these characteristics have been checked with employees plus a blue tick verification symbol
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After
First-time jobseekers who are active on the partner platform are sent a message with a survey link. They are asked to assess hypothetical jobs with randomized amenities, and in return, they will receive job recommendations that reflect their preferences as measured through their assessments of the hypothetical jobs. Upon opening the survey, jobseekers are equally randomized to view hypothetical job posts with one of the following subsets of missing amenities:
- Working individually or in a team, job training
- 5, 5.5, or 6 day work week, company-provided transportation or travel allowance
- Good company culture, no salary delays, company verification
On each hypothetical job post, the typically “missing” amenities are randomized to be displayed or not. For some amenities, conditional on being displayed, the value is randomized. Amenities that are mandatory to report on the partner platform are always displayed and their value is randomized.
Jobseekers are equally randomized to be asked 1 or 3 questions for each hypothetical job, as described in “Primary Outcomes” and "Secondary Outcomes". They are also equally randomized to view the typical “missing” amenities before or after the “Job Description” section of the hypothetical job post.
Jobseekers randomized to view hypothetical jobs with good company culture, no salary delays, and company verification are also equally randomized to receive:
- No additional instructions
- An explanation that these characteristics have been checked with employees
- An explanation that these characteristics have been checked with employees plus a blue tick verification symbol
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Field
Planned Number of Clusters
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Before
Because the number of clusters depends on jobseeker response rates to the survey, it is not possible to predict the exact number of clusters. However, the target is 2,000-5,000 first-time jobseekers who assess at least 1 hypothetical job.
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After
Because the number of clusters depends on jobseeker response rates to the survey, it is not possible to predict the exact number of clusters. However, the target is 3,000 first-time jobseekers who assess at least 1 hypothetical job.
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