Table 6 Association between personal statement readability index and participants’ characteristics
Variable (n = 206) | Level | Personal statement readability index | X2 | strength of association | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Less than 7 | 7 to 12 | More 12 | |||||
Gender | Female, 291 Male, 165 Not provided, 190 | 1 (0.3) 3 (1.8) | 51 (17.5) 26 (15.8) | 239 (82.1) 136 (82.4) | 2.8 | 0.078 | 0.25 |
Newly graduated | Yes, 186 No, 270 | 2 (1.1) 2 (0.7) | 37 (19.9) 40 (14.8) | 147 (79) 228 (84.4) | 2.2 | 0.07 | 0.33 |
Experience list included | Yes, 288 No, 168 | 3 (1) 1 (0.6) | 45 (15.6) 32 (19) | 240 (83.3) 135 (80.4) | 1.1 | 0.05 | 0.58 |
Skills List included | Yes, No, | 73 (16.6) 0 (0) | 4 (0.9) 4 (26.7) | 364(82.5) 11 (73.3) | 1.2 | 0.05 | 0.56 |
University grade level | Excellent, 76 Very Good, 116 Good, 72 Satisfactory, 2 Not provided, 190 | 0 1 (0.9) 1 (1.4) 0 2 (1.1) | 15(19.7) 19 (16.4) 10 (13.9) 1 (50) 32(16.8) | 61(80.3) 96 (82.8) 61 (84.7) 1(50) 156 (82.1) | 3.6 | 0.09 | 0.96 |
Tailored Cover letter | No cover letter* Yes, No, | 0 1 (1.3) 3 (3.8) | 51 13(16.5) 13 (16.2) | 246 65 (82.2) 64 (80) | 1.00 | 0.06 | 0.61 |
Structured Cover letter | No cover letter* Yes, No, | 0 2(1.6) 2 (6.3) | 51 19 (15) 7(21.9) | 246 106 (83.5) 23 (71.9) | 3.4 | 0.08 | 0.18 |