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    The challenge of the long-term unemployed has become especially acute as the economy struggles to recover from one of the deepest recessions in modern times. While unemployment among those out of work for a short time has returned to historical norms, officials said, it remains particularly high among those who have been seeking jobs for longer periods. White House officials offered no estimate of how many workers might be helped by Mr. Obama’s initiative. And, of course, every job that goes to someone who has been out of work for a long time cannot go to someone out of work for a shorter period, so there would be no net gain in employment. But officials said it was important to keep workers from growing so frustrated by a fruitless job search that they gave up altogether. Studies have shown that, deliberately or not, companies tend to look askance at applicants who have been without a job for many months. Researchers at Northeastern University sent out 4,800 fictitious, computer-generated résumés and found that those from people out of work for six months or longer rarely got responses. Similarly, scholars from the University of Toronto, Yale University and the University of Chicago sent 12,000 invented résumés to more than 3,000 job openings found online. Of those reporting that they had been out of work for a month, 7 percent were offered interviews; of those who were said to be out of work for eight months, just 4 percent were called for interviews. “There is a negative cycle in long-term unemployment, and that negative cycle comes from the fact that people who stay unemployed for six months or longer face significant disadvantages in the labor market simply on the basis of their status of being long-term unemployed,” said Gene B. Sperling, the president’s national economics adviser. Mr. Sperling showed some of the university studies to Mr. Obama last year, and the White House began looking for ways to combat the trend. Experts and business executives were invited to the White House in May to discuss the matter, and over the summer, the administration began drafting a set of “best practices” to change employers’ screening processes. In September, the White House began contacting individual companies about joining the effort. Mr. Sperling sent an email directly to Rupert Murdoch, executive chairman of News Corp., who he said responded personally with support and directed his companies to take part. “Many C.E.O.'s had just not thought about the issue,” Mr. Sperling said. In addition to hosting some of the participating executives on Friday, Mr. Obama will sign an executive memorandum instructing the federal government to abide by the same practices. Mr. Sperling said the event may spur other businesses to follow suit. “Our hope,” he said, “is that this is not the destination or culmination of this, but this will have a larger and more significant impact.”

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    The challenge of the long-term unemployed has become especially acute as the economy struggles to recover from one of the deepest recessions in modern times. While unemployment among those out of work for a short time has returned to historical norms, officials said, it remains particularly high among those who have been seeking jobs for longer periods. White House officials offered no estimate of how many workers might be helped by Mr. Obama’s initiative. And, of course, every job that goes to someone who has been out of work for a long time cannot go to someone out of work for a shorter period, so there would be no net gain in employment. But officials said it was important to keep workers from growing so frustrated by a fruitless job search that they gave up altogether. Studies have shown that, deliberately or not, companies tend to look askance at applicants who have been without a job for many months. Researchers at Northeastern University sent out 4,800 fictitious, computer-generated résumés and found that those from people out of work for six months or longer rarely got responses. Similarly, scholars from the University of Toronto, Yale University and the University of Chicago sent 12,000 invented résumés to more than 3,000 job openings found online. Of those reporting that they had been out of work for a month, 7 percent were offered interviews; of those who were said to be out of work for eight months, just 4 percent were called for interviews. “There is a negative cycle in long-term unemployment, and that negative cycle comes from the fact that people who stay unemployed for six months or longer face significant disadvantages in the labor market simply on the basis of their status of being long-term unemployed,” said Gene B. Sperling, the president’s national economics adviser. Mr. Sperling showed some of the university studies to Mr. Obama last year, and the White House began looking for ways to combat the trend. Experts and business executives were invited to the White House in May to discuss the matter, and over the summer, the administration began drafting a set of “best practices” to change employers’ screening processes. In September, the White House began contacting individual companies about joining the effort. Mr. Sperling sent an email directly to Rupert Murdoch, executive chairman of News Corp., who he said responded personally with support and directed his companies to take part. “Many C.E.O.'s had just not thought about the issue,” Mr. Sperling said. In addition to hosting some of the participating executives on Friday, Mr. Obama will sign an executive memorandum instructing the federal government to abide by the same practices. Mr. Sperling said the event may spur other businesses to follow suit. “Our hope,” he said, “is that this is not the destination or culmination of this, but this will have a larger and more significant impact.”

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    The challenge of the long-term unemployed has become especially acute as the economy struggles to recover from one of the deepest recessions in modern times. While unemployment among those out of work for a short time has returned to historical norms, officials said, it remains particularly high among those who have been seeking jobs for longer periods. White House officials offered no estimate of how many workers might be helped by Mr. Obama’s initiative. And, of course, every job that goes to someone who has been out of work for a long time cannot go to someone out of work for a shorter period, so there would be no net gain in employment. But officials said it was important to keep workers from growing so frustrated by a fruitless job search that they gave up altogether. Studies have shown that, deliberately or not, companies tend to look askance at applicants who have been without a job for many months. Researchers at Northeastern University sent out 4,800 fictitious, computer-generated résumés and found that those from people out of work for six months or longer rarely got responses. Similarly, scholars from the University of Toronto, Yale University and the University of Chicago sent 12,000 invented résumés to more than 3,000 job openings found online. Of those reporting that they had been out of work for a month, 7 percent were offered interviews; of those who were said to be out of work for eight months, just 4 percent were called for interviews. “There is a negative cycle in long-term unemployment, and that negative cycle comes from the fact that people who stay unemployed for six months or longer face significant disadvantages in the labor market simply on the basis of their status of being long-term unemployed,” said Gene B. Sperling, the president’s national economics adviser. Mr. Sperling showed some of the university studies to Mr. Obama last year, and the White House began looking for ways to combat the trend. Experts and business executives were invited to the White House in May to discuss the matter, and over the summer, the administration began drafting a set of “best practices” to change employers’ screening processes. In September, the White House began contacting individual companies about joining the effort. Mr. Sperling sent an email directly to Rupert Murdoch, executive chairman of News Corp., who he said responded personally with support and directed his companies to take part. “Many C.E.O.'s had just not thought about the issue,” Mr. Sperling said. In addition to hosting some of the participating executives on Friday, Mr. Obama will sign an executive memorandum instructing the federal government to abide by the same practices. Mr. Sperling said the event may spur other businesses to follow suit. “Our hope,” he said, “is that this is not the destination or culmination of this, but this will have a larger and more significant impact.”

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    President Obama has persuaded some of the nation s largest companies, including W almart, Apple, General Motors and

    Ford, to revamp their hiring practices to avoi d discriminating against applicants who have been out of work for a long stretch of time. Mr. Obama plans to host a group of corporate chief executives at the White House on Friday to highlight those efforts and the use of presidential persuasion to help the jobless find work. In all, White House officials said, about 300 busine sses have agreed to new hiring policies, including 21 of the nation s 50 largest c ompanies and 47 of the top 200. Recent Comments Boobladoo 1 minute ago WalMart, Apple and GM are the top companies in the war against labor. So they di scriminate; identity politics aside, they're class warriors... pat 1 minute ago Oh yeah, walmart is going to help long term unemployed. Just like they are going to help the veterans. They will "help" anyone who is... Tango 1 minute ago The President should also talk to the unions and have them set up job training p rograms in cooperation with the government and... See All Comments Write a comment We know that one of the biggest problems right now in the jobs market is the long -term unemployed, Mr. Obama told CNN s Jake Tapper on Thursday. Folks are looking at that gap in the rsum and they re weeding them out before these folks even get a cha nce for an interview. His message to employers: Do not screen people out of the hi ring process just because they ve been out of work for a long time.

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