Jimmy Mundell
@jimmymundell.bsky.social
People Analytics at Netflix
Adjunct Faculty at Touro University
PhD in Industrial/Organizational Psychology
Adjunct Faculty at Touro University
PhD in Industrial/Organizational Psychology
Excited to dive into this
November 15, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Excited to dive into this
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What happens when people are doing everything "right"—networking, optimizing, trawling LinkedIn, and still hearing nothing back? The current search for employment feels like swimming against the current in the sea of American insecurity.
The Job Search Has Become a Humiliation Ritual
“It feels like I’m trying to make my robots talk to their robots.”
www.thecut.com
October 16, 2025 at 12:19 PM
What happens when people are doing everything "right"—networking, optimizing, trawling LinkedIn, and still hearing nothing back? The current search for employment feels like swimming against the current in the sea of American insecurity.
I've been thinking a lot about my desire (or lack thereof) to continue adjucting. This essay captures much of what I've been thinking about the future of academia and education. I go back and forth on this being exciting or depressing depending on the day.
The return to pen and paper has been a common response to A.I. among professors, with sales of blue books rising significantly at certain universities. Some instructors are even considering oral exams. “Maybe we go all the way back to 450 B.C.,” one said.
What Happens After A.I. Destroys College Writing?
The demise of the English paper will end a long intellectual tradition, but it’s also an opportunity to reëxamine the purpose of higher education.
www.newyorker.com
July 2, 2025 at 9:53 PM
I've been thinking a lot about my desire (or lack thereof) to continue adjucting. This essay captures much of what I've been thinking about the future of academia and education. I go back and forth on this being exciting or depressing depending on the day.
We have another opening on the Netflix Talent Analytics team. Come work with me!
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Analyst, Talent Analytics (Machine Learning) | USA - Remote | Netflix
Predictive Model Development for Talent Acquisition: Design, develop, train, validate, and deploy machine learning models to predict key talent acquisition outcomes. Analyze results to provide actiona...
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June 30, 2025 at 12:37 PM
We have another opening on the Netflix Talent Analytics team. Come work with me!
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Trump’s new ‘gold standard’ rule will destroy American science as we know it" by Colette Delawalla (@cdelawalla.bsky.social), Victor Ambros, Carl Bergstrom, Carol Greider, Michael Mann and Brian Nosek for @theguardian.com: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Trump’s new ‘gold standard’ rule will destroy American science as we know it | Colette Delawalla
The new executive order allows political appointees to undermine research they oppose, paving the way to state-controlled science
www.theguardian.com
May 29, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Trump’s new ‘gold standard’ rule will destroy American science as we know it" by Colette Delawalla (@cdelawalla.bsky.social), Victor Ambros, Carl Bergstrom, Carol Greider, Michael Mann and Brian Nosek for @theguardian.com: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
And also very happy to see the email that outlined all that SIOP is doing in response to recent government actions from current president Scott Tannenbaum
May 29, 2025 at 7:35 PM
And also very happy to see the email that outlined all that SIOP is doing in response to recent government actions from current president Scott Tannenbaum
May 28, 2025 at 11:10 PM
The Netflix Talent Analytics team is hiring! If you have program/product management experience, a background in People Analytics, and would like to join a fantastic group of people to work with, then conside applying!
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Program Manager, Talent Analytics | Los Gatos,California,United States of America | Netflix
Partner with the Head of Talent Analytics to effectively manage a dynamic portfolio initiatives, shape team strategy and roadmaps, and establish operating practices and rhythms Work effectively with t...
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May 7, 2025 at 7:57 PM
The Netflix Talent Analytics team is hiring! If you have program/product management experience, a background in People Analytics, and would like to join a fantastic group of people to work with, then conside applying!
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"Machine learning scores were no more susceptible to response inflation than human ratings, and all interview scores were much less susceptible to response inflation than self-reports." - Hickman et al. (2025)
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Can Interviewees Fake Out AI? Comparing the Susceptibility and Mechanisms of Faking Across Self‐Reports, Human Interview Ratings, and AI Interview Ratings
Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly used to score employment interviews in the early stages of the hiring process, but AI algorithms may be particularly prone to interviewee faking. Our stud....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
May 6, 2025 at 7:58 PM
"Machine learning scores were no more susceptible to response inflation than human ratings, and all interview scores were much less susceptible to response inflation than self-reports." - Hickman et al. (2025)
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
"Politics, Policy, and Pedagogy: Preparing I-O Psychology Students Amidst Ongoing Policy Shifts" - Cobb & Burke (2025)
osf.io/preprints/ps...
osf.io/preprints/ps...
April 30, 2025 at 9:04 PM
"Politics, Policy, and Pedagogy: Preparing I-O Psychology Students Amidst Ongoing Policy Shifts" - Cobb & Burke (2025)
osf.io/preprints/ps...
osf.io/preprints/ps...
I'm not surprised at all, but this is surreal to see. This executive order is attempting to end disparate impact liability, repealing parts of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The most significant law to protect civil rights and discrimination in hiring. Wow
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
April 24, 2025 at 1:43 PM
I'm not surprised at all, but this is surreal to see. This executive order is attempting to end disparate impact liability, repealing parts of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The most significant law to protect civil rights and discrimination in hiring. Wow
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
"Perceived structure in evaluation processes is associated with higher levels of belonging. Structured evaluation processes increase perceptions of procedural justice & commitment to DEI—both tied to a greater sense of belonging." - Vinluan et al. (2025)
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Structured evaluation processes are associated with higher levels of employee belonging - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - Structured evaluation processes are associated with higher levels of employee belonging
www.nature.com
April 21, 2025 at 6:47 PM
"Perceived structure in evaluation processes is associated with higher levels of belonging. Structured evaluation processes increase perceptions of procedural justice & commitment to DEI—both tied to a greater sense of belonging." - Vinluan et al. (2025)
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Did you present on something related to hiring, selection, assessment, recruiting, or talent acquisition at SIOP this year? Would you be willing to be interviewed by one of my students? Please DM if you would like to help! #iospychology
April 8, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Did you present on something related to hiring, selection, assessment, recruiting, or talent acquisition at SIOP this year? Would you be willing to be interviewed by one of my students? Please DM if you would like to help! #iospychology
2 panels at SIOP this year
April 3, 2025 at 11:04 PM
2 panels at SIOP this year
Our team is growing! This role will be responsible for leading multiple analytics projects to design, build, and launch dashboards and other unified scaled solutions in support of Talent Acquisition and broader Talent initiatives. Come work with me!
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Technical Solutions Lead, Talent Analytics | Los Gatos,California,United States of America | Netflix
Lead multiple analytics projects to design, build, and launch dashboards and other unified scaled solutions in support of Talent Acquisition and broader Talent initiatives Use sophisticated data visua...
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March 28, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Our team is growing! This role will be responsible for leading multiple analytics projects to design, build, and launch dashboards and other unified scaled solutions in support of Talent Acquisition and broader Talent initiatives. Come work with me!
explore.jobs.netflix.net/careers/job/...
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Example #5631 of something not job-relevant introducing bias in interviews:
"Such effects may be potential sources of unintentional bias and discrimination, given the likelihood that microphone quality is correlated with socioeconomic status."
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
"Such effects may be potential sources of unintentional bias and discrimination, given the likelihood that microphone quality is correlated with socioeconomic status."
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Superficial auditory (dis)fluency biases higher-level social judgment | PNAS
When talking to other people, we naturally form impressions based not only on what
they say but also on how they say it—e.g., how confident they so...
www.pnas.org
March 27, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Example #5631 of something not job-relevant introducing bias in interviews:
"Such effects may be potential sources of unintentional bias and discrimination, given the likelihood that microphone quality is correlated with socioeconomic status."
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
"Such effects may be potential sources of unintentional bias and discrimination, given the likelihood that microphone quality is correlated with socioeconomic status."
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Reposted by Jimmy Mundell
Proud of the Society for Industrial & Organizational Psychology's Executive Board statement released this morning, condemning:
"blunt force stoppages in grant funding, employment, and policy enforcement" as well as many other things.
www.siop.org/news-center/...
#IOPsych
"blunt force stoppages in grant funding, employment, and policy enforcement" as well as many other things.
www.siop.org/news-center/...
#IOPsych
Updates on Federal Policy - Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology
The Trump Administration has issued several executive orders (EO) and agency guidance impacting the availability of federal funding for research and education, as well as the allowable uses of these f...
www.siop.org
February 19, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Proud of the Society for Industrial & Organizational Psychology's Executive Board statement released this morning, condemning:
"blunt force stoppages in grant funding, employment, and policy enforcement" as well as many other things.
www.siop.org/news-center/...
#IOPsych
"blunt force stoppages in grant funding, employment, and policy enforcement" as well as many other things.
www.siop.org/news-center/...
#IOPsych
Was happy to see this in my inbox this morning from our SIOP president Alexis Fink
February 19, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Was happy to see this in my inbox this morning from our SIOP president Alexis Fink
We are hiring for a Principle Researcher on our team! Lots of exciting applied social science work coming this year.
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Principal Researcher, Talent Analytics | Los Angeles,California,United States of America | Netflix
Collaborate with partners and stakeholders to understand people-related business problems, and gathering relevant people data to analyze Align analytical priorities with business priorities and take a...
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January 30, 2025 at 4:55 PM
We are hiring for a Principle Researcher on our team! Lots of exciting applied social science work coming this year.
explore.jobs.netflix.net/careers/job/...
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Netflix’s Talent Data & Insights team is expanding! We're seeking an experienced data governance expert to lead the charge in developing Netflix's first Talent Data Governance Program. Open to remote work. See job description below:
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Program Manager, Talent Data Governance | Los Angeles,California,United States of America | Netflix
Lead the strategic implementation and ongoing refinement of our Talent Data Governance Program, ensuring frameworks that uphold data quality, integrity, and compliance while adapting to evolving busin...
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December 19, 2024 at 2:17 PM
Netflix’s Talent Data & Insights team is expanding! We're seeking an experienced data governance expert to lead the charge in developing Netflix's first Talent Data Governance Program. Open to remote work. See job description below:
explore.jobs.netflix.net/careers/job/...
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"Question type had a small effect on faking. Situational & job knowledge questions were associated with less faking than behavioural & background questions."
Canagasuriam & Roulin (2024) - Effect of Interview Question Type on Faking/Interviewee Reactions
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
Canagasuriam & Roulin (2024) - Effect of Interview Question Type on Faking/Interviewee Reactions
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
(PDF) The Effect of Job Interview Question Type on Faking and Interviewee Reactions
PDF | Structured job interviews are often built around four better question types: behavioral, situational, background, and job knowledge questions.... | Find, read and cite all the research you need ...
www.researchgate.net
December 16, 2024 at 3:02 AM
"Question type had a small effect on faking. Situational & job knowledge questions were associated with less faking than behavioural & background questions."
Canagasuriam & Roulin (2024) - Effect of Interview Question Type on Faking/Interviewee Reactions
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
Canagasuriam & Roulin (2024) - Effect of Interview Question Type on Faking/Interviewee Reactions
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
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Basch & Melchers (2024) - Does Eye Contact in Video Interviews Affect How Applicants are Perceived and Evaluated?
I will always find it so interesting how the most seemingly innocuous things can impact interview ratings, perceptions, & overall validity.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
I will always find it so interesting how the most seemingly innocuous things can impact interview ratings, perceptions, & overall validity.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Here’s Looking at You: Does Eye Contact in Video Interviews Affect How Applicants are Perceived and Evaluated? - Journal of Business and Psychology
Synchronous as well as asynchronous video interviews have become increasingly common as a supplement to or replacement for face-to-face interviews for selection purposes. Recent research suggests that...
link.springer.com
November 20, 2024 at 3:06 PM
Basch & Melchers (2024) - Does Eye Contact in Video Interviews Affect How Applicants are Perceived and Evaluated?
I will always find it so interesting how the most seemingly innocuous things can impact interview ratings, perceptions, & overall validity.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
I will always find it so interesting how the most seemingly innocuous things can impact interview ratings, perceptions, & overall validity.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Reposted by Jimmy Mundell
This is a Starter Pack for Work, Industrial, and Organisational/Organizational Psychology enthusiasts new to BlueSky. I apologise to the fine people I have surely missed!
#iopsych #iopsychology #workpsychology #organizationalpsychology #organisationalpsychology
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#iopsych #iopsychology #workpsychology #organizationalpsychology #organisationalpsychology
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November 15, 2024 at 10:42 PM
This is a Starter Pack for Work, Industrial, and Organisational/Organizational Psychology enthusiasts new to BlueSky. I apologise to the fine people I have surely missed!
#iopsych #iopsychology #workpsychology #organizationalpsychology #organisationalpsychology
go.bsky.app/N58LyfX
#iopsych #iopsychology #workpsychology #organizationalpsychology #organisationalpsychology
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Here’s my first pass at an “organizational science” starter pack.
Reply/follow to be added!
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November 15, 2024 at 8:12 PM
Here’s my first pass at an “organizational science” starter pack.
Reply/follow to be added!
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Reply/follow to be added!
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