The job market has been hard for many to navigate in recent years due to the economic crisis that has caused a number of companies to cut down on their workforce. It's important for those who are looking for employment opportunities to be at the top of their game to ensure they impress a hiring manager.

A new study found that women may have a harder time getting a job than men because female candidates are typically described with communal words, according to Inside Higher Ed. For example, the researchers found that on recommendation letters, women are described as "nurturing," "kind" and "agreeable," while men are given terms such as "assertive," "ambitious" and "independent."

"When you use communal terminology, it is linking people to a feminine type, and they are not seen as credible and they don't get hired," said Michelle Hebl, a professor of psychology at Rice University and one of the authors of the study. "It's not just men doing this to women, and it's not just women being hurt, but it hurts women more."