Having negative wording in a metasterotype can also incline job seekers to feel challenged by age sterotypes and behavior wording. 

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•	Wording of traits or qualities

•	Wording of who you are in a job vs what you do

•	Wording of behaviors


Types of wording that can affect job attraction

Koçak, A., Rooman, C., Duyck, W., & Derous, E. (2022). Mind the ad: How personality requirements affect older and younger job seekers' job attraction. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 95, 718– 737. https://doi.org/10.1111/joop.12396

Mind the ad: How personality requirements affect older and younger job seekers' job attraction

Having negative wording in a metasterotype about traits will make the job seeker perceive that these traits are just who they are.  

Wording of traits and qualities can affect job seekers

Having negative wording in a metasterotype about behavior can still feel threatening but not as much. The job seekers perceive this as something that they can change. 

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