Athletic participation brings more job opportunities, true or false?
研究招聘中的体育参与偏好现象，发现其对就业机会的影响并非普遍一致，且不提升工资，团队精神等特质与偏好无关，强调招聘培训与伦理教育对公平招聘的重要性。
Fair recruitment matters, as it affects employees, managers and the organization. The phenomenon of athleticparticipation-preference (APP) concerns both scholars and managers, affecting the policy and implementation of fair recruitment. Drawing on the stereotype theories, the current research clarifies the formation and implications of APP in recruitment, along with three unique findings. Firstly, the influence of athletic participation in recruitment is not universal, as recruiters may possess different views. Secondly, the influence of athletic participation in recruitment is not consistent. APP does not boost wage, and the APP is perceived differently between age groups. Finally, team-spirit and goal-orientation are not relevant to APP, as both values exist in both sport and non-sport fields. Research findings have implied that recruiting education and trainings, ethics workshops, and recruiting experiences are crucial to the fair recruitment, alleviating the impact of athletic-participation-preference in recruitment. Suggestions for future studies and fair recruiting practices are also discussed.