Soumitra Shukla
@soumitrashukla.bsky.social
Yale-trained economist thinking about labor, organizational, and personnel economics. RTs, likes, or interactions =/= endorsements.
https://soumitrashukla.github.io/
https://soumitrashukla.github.io/
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Subjective assessments of culture or 'fit' often have an enormous class bias.
New paper showing how personal interviews often allow employers to discriminate against minorities.
soumitrashukla.github.io/research.html
New paper showing how personal interviews often allow employers to discriminate against minorities.
soumitrashukla.github.io/research.html
Reposted by Soumitra Shukla
🤖 As firms increasingly automate hiring, our study suggests that removing human interaction from candidate screening might hurt workers by robbing them of valuable information about prospective employers.
October 31, 2025 at 10:06 PM
🤖 As firms increasingly automate hiring, our study suggests that removing human interaction from candidate screening might hurt workers by robbing them of valuable information about prospective employers.
Reposted by Soumitra Shukla
🚨Next time you hire, don’t take it easy! In a new working paper, @elliottash.bsky.social, Jason Sockin, and I show the difficulty of the interview signals to workers whether the job is a good fit. 🚨
Paper link: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Paper link: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
October 31, 2025 at 10:06 PM
🚨Next time you hire, don’t take it easy! In a new working paper, @elliottash.bsky.social, Jason Sockin, and I show the difficulty of the interview signals to workers whether the job is a good fit. 🚨
Paper link: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Paper link: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
🚨Next time you hire, don’t take it easy! In a new working paper, @elliottash.bsky.social, Jason Sockin, and I show the difficulty of the interview signals to workers whether the job is a good fit. 🚨
Paper link: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Paper link: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
October 31, 2025 at 10:06 PM
🚨Next time you hire, don’t take it easy! In a new working paper, @elliottash.bsky.social, Jason Sockin, and I show the difficulty of the interview signals to workers whether the job is a good fit. 🚨
Paper link: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Paper link: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Rafa is ready for Halloween 🎃
October 31, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Rafa is ready for Halloween 🎃
Reposted by Soumitra Shukla
Job interviews are not just a mechanism for employers to evaluate applicants.
Research by @elliottash.bsky.social et al finds candidates use them to screen firms, rejecting offers if the interview was too easy:
buff.ly/Py2mnlz
TL;DR:🧵by @soumitrashukla.bsky.social buff.ly/WGArLaz
Research by @elliottash.bsky.social et al finds candidates use them to screen firms, rejecting offers if the interview was too easy:
buff.ly/Py2mnlz
TL;DR:🧵by @soumitrashukla.bsky.social buff.ly/WGArLaz
October 31, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Job interviews are not just a mechanism for employers to evaluate applicants.
Research by @elliottash.bsky.social et al finds candidates use them to screen firms, rejecting offers if the interview was too easy:
buff.ly/Py2mnlz
TL;DR:🧵by @soumitrashukla.bsky.social buff.ly/WGArLaz
Research by @elliottash.bsky.social et al finds candidates use them to screen firms, rejecting offers if the interview was too easy:
buff.ly/Py2mnlz
TL;DR:🧵by @soumitrashukla.bsky.social buff.ly/WGArLaz
Reposted by Soumitra Shukla
Deadline is approaching!
Send us your best work by September 1st 2025.
Send us your best work by September 1st 2025.
The call for papers for the next @nber.org Organizational Economics Working Group is up!
We will meet in Cambridge, MA on November 13 and 14 2025.
Please submit your paper by September 1st 2025 at:
conference.nber.org/confsubmit/b...
We will meet in Cambridge, MA on November 13 and 14 2025.
Please submit your paper by September 1st 2025 at:
conference.nber.org/confsubmit/b...
Submission: Organizational Economics Working Group, Page 1 of 2 - MyNBER
conference.nber.org
August 27, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Deadline is approaching!
Send us your best work by September 1st 2025.
Send us your best work by September 1st 2025.
Last sunset of summer with my girl Rafa 🌅🐕💛
August 31, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Last sunset of summer with my girl Rafa 🌅🐕💛
No place like home 🧩 🌊 💙
August 31, 2025 at 6:21 PM
No place like home 🧩 🌊 💙
Thrilled that our “Interviews” paper was accepted to UChicago’s AI in Social Science Conference on Sep 25-26 🎉
We show that interview difficulty signals match quality, including future colleagues. Easy interviews lead to more rejections and faster turnover!
We show that interview difficulty signals match quality, including future colleagues. Easy interviews lead to more rejections and faster turnover!
August 28, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Thrilled that our “Interviews” paper was accepted to UChicago’s AI in Social Science Conference on Sep 25-26 🎉
We show that interview difficulty signals match quality, including future colleagues. Easy interviews lead to more rejections and faster turnover!
We show that interview difficulty signals match quality, including future colleagues. Easy interviews lead to more rejections and faster turnover!
Running through fields of gold
August 20, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Running through fields of gold
Beautiful evening in the Cape
August 16, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Beautiful evening in the Cape
Morning walks with Daddo 🐾 🐕 ☀️
August 3, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Morning walks with Daddo 🐾 🐕 ☀️
Birthday boat cruise with dearest Rafa 🐾 🛥️
August 2, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Birthday boat cruise with dearest Rafa 🐾 🛥️
Pretty perfect day with Rafa baby on the lawn
August 1, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Pretty perfect day with Rafa baby on the lawn
Yesterday at NBER SI Jason Sockin presented our work with Elliott Ash and me showing how your interview process shapes how job seekers form perceptions of you as an employer. These impressions can impact everything from offer acceptance to employee retention!
July 25, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Yesterday at NBER SI Jason Sockin presented our work with Elliott Ash and me showing how your interview process shapes how job seekers form perceptions of you as an employer. These impressions can impact everything from offer acceptance to employee retention!
Green card approved! Officially a permanent resident of the United States of America!! 🇺🇸🗽💚
July 13, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Green card approved! Officially a permanent resident of the United States of America!! 🇺🇸🗽💚
Reposted by Soumitra Shukla
Honored to have my research highlighted by the great Steven Pinker! When I started this work, I had no idea where it would lead. This is such a cool moment—I’ll cherish it for a very very long time.
March 4, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Honored to have my research highlighted by the great Steven Pinker! When I started this work, I had no idea where it would lead. This is such a cool moment—I’ll cherish it for a very very long time.
Thrilled to announce I'm joining HBS as a research fellow working closely with the Digital Reskilling Lab on labor, ORG, and personnel econ!
I'll also be associated as a consultant with The Burning Glass Institute, the leading non-profit organization shaping the dialogue on the future of work.
I'll also be associated as a consultant with The Burning Glass Institute, the leading non-profit organization shaping the dialogue on the future of work.
May 15, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Thrilled to announce I'm joining HBS as a research fellow working closely with the Digital Reskilling Lab on labor, ORG, and personnel econ!
I'll also be associated as a consultant with The Burning Glass Institute, the leading non-profit organization shaping the dialogue on the future of work.
I'll also be associated as a consultant with The Burning Glass Institute, the leading non-profit organization shaping the dialogue on the future of work.
Thrilled to see our paper 'Interviews,' co-authored with Jason Sockin and Elliott Ash, on the NBER SI Labor Studies program alongside work from many superstars in economics.
www.nber.org/conferences/...
www.nber.org/conferences/...
SI 2025 Labor Studies
www.nber.org
May 10, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Thrilled to see our paper 'Interviews,' co-authored with Jason Sockin and Elliott Ash, on the NBER SI Labor Studies program alongside work from many superstars in economics.
www.nber.org/conferences/...
www.nber.org/conferences/...
