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/
🤖 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.
🎓 Our evidence is consistent with workers learning about firms, with the "easy interview penalty" being larger in less well-reputed establishments.
October 31, 2025 at 10:06 PM
🎓 Our evidence is consistent with workers learning about firms, with the "easy interview penalty" being larger in less well-reputed establishments.
📚 Key finding: Difficult interviews signal colleague ability whereas easy interviews convey a nonselective process. Those who accept offers after easy interviews are less satisfied with their jobs and exit the firm faster.
October 31, 2025 at 10:06 PM
📚 Key finding: Difficult interviews signal colleague ability whereas easy interviews convey a nonselective process. Those who accept offers after easy interviews are less satisfied with their jobs and exit the firm faster.
📊 Methods: We analyze ~500K interview reports from Glassdoor using LLMs to process text narratives, plus a randomized experiment.
October 31, 2025 at 10:06 PM
📊 Methods: We analyze ~500K interview reports from Glassdoor using LLMs to process text narratives, plus a randomized experiment.
🚨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 🎃
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!! 🇺🇸🗽💚
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.
Happy in the rain
May 9, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Happy in the rain