Cognitive Ability Tests and Adverse Impact in Hiring
Tests that predict job performance best also create the largest racial score gaps.
Marcus Oyelaran
Staff Writer
Marcus Oyelaran
Marcus covers the intersection of technology and talent acquisition, drawing on five years as a recruiting operations analyst before moving into journalism. He has a particular eye for how algorithmic tools reshape—and sometimes distort—the candidate pipeline.
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