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Book: Linguistic Penalties and the Job Interview

Chapter: Introduction

DOI: 10.1558/equinox.25074

Blurb:

The main argument is introduced that access to job opportunities depends on how you talk.
The interview is an invisible gate which remains closed to so many migrant workers. A
critical take on the job interview asks why it remains such a dominant technology when its
design and processes produce social inequality. Key theoretical concepts are discussed in
this light and research sites and data briefly described.

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