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3 Difficult Diversity Lessons From Yelp, Airbnb, and Deloitte

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After looking at industry reports and academic research, Yelp piloted a number of initiatives that seemed ironclad—including removing names from resumes and disguising voices during phone screenings. Targeted college recruitment programs can be hugely successful. And Yelp is still pushing.

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9 Need-to-Know Recruitment News Stories – 21st September 2015

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Hired says it screens job candidates through a rigorous process combining algorithms and human curation, so employers don’t need to sift through a giant pile of résumés. Once all the videos come in, Lundkvist and von Matern screen them all to find the best 15 or so. Companies that have used Hired include Facebook, Twitch and Uber.