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How to Avoid Similarity Bias in Hiring

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That’s similarity bias — the effect of a shared background, interests, looks, or experiences positively influencing your perception of a person when it might not be entirely justified. A hiring process riddled with similarity bias leads to companies with very low diversity. What is similarity bias?

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How to Write Job Descriptions to Attract High Performers and Diverse Talent

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I didn’t think they would hire me since I didn’t meet the qualifications, and I didn’t want to waste my time and energy.”. So, what does this mean for your job descriptions? 3) Avoid Unintended Gender Bias. To mitigate gendered language in your job description, try running it through a free gender bias decodor, like totaljobs.

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Build Your TA Tech Stack to Increase Diversity

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In this blog post, I’d like to share some of the key lessons I’ve learned about candidate experience this year, and share how I’ve used data to help Postmates not only increase our talent pipeline and meet our hiring goals during the pandemic, but lay the foundation for increasing our diversity as well.

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7 Actions Employers Must Take Now for Racial Equality

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But I think now it’s time to talk about what’s next: creating action plans that will drive change within our organizations. Here is my take: What employers–and we as practitioners–can do to end racial inequality and build a more diverse and inclusive workforce? Increase diversity at the executive level.

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Top Personality Interview Questions to Ask Candidates

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What Are Personality Interview Questions? What Is the Purpose of Asking Personality Interview Questions? What to Look for When Asking Personality Interview Questions Personality interview questions differ from other types of interview questions in that there may not be a correct or incorrect answer.

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[Podcast] Panel: Greater Efficiency with AI in Staffing & Recruiting

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Transcription Brad Bialy [00:00:00]: AI to me is a tool, right? And at the end of the day, we all know what we're trying to achieve. We know our number, we know what we're trying to hit. Kortney Harmon [00:01:55]: What else I missed? It's another tool in the toolbox. We have some sort of goal or a north star.

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The Best & Worst Interview Questions to Ask Candidates

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The Best Interview Questions to Ask Candidates Please tell me about yourself. This question can be used to gauge the values, personality, and depth of the individual you are interviewing while gaining an understanding of what they are (or aren’t) comfortable talking about. What interests you most about this position?