Table 4 Association between providing personal statement and other variables
Variable | Levels | Provide personal statement | P-value Chi-square | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes (n = 463) | No (n = 129) | |||
Gender | Female Male Not provided* | 295 168 0 | 74 45 10 | 0.75 |
Newly graduated | No Yes Not provided* | 274 189 | 81 38 10 | 0.08 |
CV template | Regular template Professional template | 192 271 | 80 49 | < 0.001 Phi(φ) = 0.17 |
The same font used consistently | Yes No | 436 27 | 111 18 | 0.002 Phi(φ) = 0.12 |
Punctuations used consistently | Yes No | 258 205 | 65 64 | 0.28 |
Experience list included | Yes No Incomplete | 294 169 0 | 85 34 0 | 0.1 |
Marital status included | Yes No | 178 285 | 54 75 | 0.48 |
City of living included | Yes No | 385 78 | 104 25 | 0.51 |
The list of skills included | Yes No | 448 15 | 112 17 | < 0.001 Phi(φ) = 0.18 |
List of skills tailored to the advertised job | No list of skills* Yes No | 15 108 340 | 17 22 90 | 0.32 |
Cover letter included | Yes No | 161 302 | 45 84 | 0.98 |
Personal photo included | Yes No | 381 82 | 99 30 | 0.15 |
Type of personal photo | Casual Official No photo* | 108 273 82 | 21 78 30 | 0.38 |
University grade level | Excellent Very Good Good Satisfactory Not provided | 76 119 73 2 192 | 18 21 21 1 68 | 0.18 |
Referees list included | Yes No Upon request | 49 298 116 | 16 94 19 | 0.047 Phi(φ) = 0.10 |
CV file format | Word Image Other | 387 65 11 0 | 99 17 5 8 | < 0.001** |
Number of CV/job application pages | 1 2 3 4 5 6 | 249 157 41 11 3 1 | 57 60 9 3 0 0 | 0.24 |
Provide a cover letter in English | Yes No | 160 303 | 46 83 | 0.82 |
 A structured cover letter provided | No cover letter* Yes No | 303 32 128 | 83 38 8 | < 0.001 Phi(φ) = 0.24 |