Browser Choice May Affect Your Job Prospects

[wraggster]

"The internet browser you are using to read this blog post (http://www.economist.com/blogs/economist-explains/2013/04/economist-explains-4) could help a potential employer decide whether or not you would do well at a job. How might your choice of browser affect your job prospects? When choosing among job applicants, employers may be swayed by a range of factors, knowingly and unknowingly. ... Evolv, a company that monitors recruitment and workplace data, has suggested that there are better ways to identify the right candidate for job. ... Among other things, its analysis found that those applicants who have bothered to install new web browsers on their computers (such as Mozilla's Firefox or Google's Chrome) perform better and stay in their posts for 15% longer (http://www.economist.com/news/business/21575820-how-software-helps-firms-hire-workers-more-efficiently-robot-recruiters), on average."

http://news.slashdot.org/story/13/04/12/122214/browser-choice-may-affect-your-job-prospects