applicants
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The department said its analysis of the school’s data showed the admission rate for Black applicants was more than double the rate for white applicants in three straight years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
Having a killer cover letter used to be the way to stand out from other applicants with similar resumes.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
Citing various academic studies, it also said transparency would help prevent "unequal outcomes" when salaries are offered to successful applicants.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
Its process puts applicants through rigorous tests measuring reasoning, judgment and speed, and quantitatively grades interview responses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
Civil libertarians see it as a violation of our Fourth Amendment freedom from “unreasonable search”; most jobholders and applicants find it simply embarrassing.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
