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Recruiters on LinkedIn are 13% less likely to open a woman’s profile than a man’s when it shows up in their search.

Source: LinkedIn Talent Solutions. (2019). Gender Insights Report: How Women Find Jobs Differently Retrieved from https://www.linkedin.com/business/talent/blog/talent-acquisition/how-women-find-jobs-gender-report

A recent study found that men with English-sounding names were offered three times more interviews than men with Arabic names.

Source: BBC Inside Out London. (2017). CV Test Pits Adam Against Mohammed. Retrieved from https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-38751307

British citizens from ethnic minority backgrounds have to send, on average, 60% more job applications to get a positive response from employers compared to their white counterparts.

Source: The Centre for Social Investigation Nuffield College and the GEMM Project. (2019). Are Employers in Britain Discriminating Against Ethnic Minorities?. Retrieved from http://csi.nuff.ox.ac.uk/?p=1299

In a recent UK study, only 22% of employers recruited a candidate under 24 directly from education.

Source: UK Commission for Employment and Skills. (2011). Employers and the Recruitment of Young People (16-18 Year Olds): An Evidence Review. Retrieved from assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/306619/employers-recruitment-of-young-people.pdf

In a recent study, a 28-year-old man was 1.8 times more likely to be called for an interview than a 50 year-old man.

Source: The School of Business and Law, Anglia Ruskin University and The Economics Research Centre, University of Cyprus. (2019). Retrieved from forbes.com/sites/jackkelly/2019/04/26/new-study-show-age-race-and-gender-bias-in-the-interview-process/?sh=56ed51c937b5

52.5% of professionals aged 55-65 have been turned down for a job because of their age.

Source: CV Library (2020). Age Discrimination at Work: An Employer’s Guide. Retrieved from https://smallbusiness.co.uk/age-discrimination-common-workplace-2541916/

In the UK, tertiary graduates are 16.6% more likely to be employed than non-graduates.

Source: Department for Education UK (2018). Graduate Labour Market Statistics 2017. Retrieved from https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/701720/GLMS_2017.pdf

In the UK, tertiary graduates are 16.6% more likely to be employed than non-graduates.

Source: Department for Education UK (2018). Graduate Labour Market Statistics 2017. Retrieved from https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/701720/GLMS_2017.pdf

According to a US study, 73% of people returning to work after a career gap had trouble finding a job after their break.

Source: The US Centre for Work Life Policy Study (2009). Off-Ramps and On-Ramps Revisited. Retrieved from https://womenreturners.com/employers/facts-figures/research-data-summary/

According to a US study, 73% of people returning to work after a career gap had trouble finding a job after their break.

Source: The US Centre for Work Life Policy Study (2009). Off-Ramps and On-Ramps Revisited. Retrieved from https://womenreturners.com/employers/facts-figures/research-data-summary/

In a US study, job applicants with no relevant experience were three times more likely to get a callback than those with relevant experience who had taken a career break of six months or more.

Source: Rand Ghayad (2013). Unemployment Discrimination. Retrieved from https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/unemployment-discrimination_n_3085686

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