The Initial Screening Order Problem

arXiv:2307.15398v3 Announce Type: replace
Abstract: We investigate the role of the initial screening order (ISO) in candidate screening processes, such as employee hiring and academic admissions. The ISO refers to the order in which the screener evaluates the candidate pool. It has been largely overlooked in the literature, despite its potential impact on the optimality and fairness of the chosen set, especially under a human screener. We define two problem formulations: the best-$k$, where the screener selects the $k$ best …

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