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There have been many studies that show bias in the a screening process when gender or ethnicity are known. Ideally, the hiring manager should be given anonymize
by Zxian 7y ago
There have been many studies that show bias in the a screening process when gender or ethnicity are known. Ideally, the hiring manager should be given anonymized resumes so they can better make objective decisions about the candidates.
https://m.phys.org/news/2019-03-women-percent-hiring-men.html https://m.phys.org/news/2019-03-women-percent-hiring-men.htm...
- jjeaff 7y agoDoes that bias go away when meeting the candidate in person? Perhaps we should do phone only interviews with voice changing tech.
- derekp7 7y agoSometimes the biggest hurtle to getting a job is just getting to the interview.
- andrewflnr 7y agoYou can't avoid it forever, but it's more critical in the early stages where small signals have a big impact. If you've invested enough time in a candidate to do an interview, you're more (subconsciously) motivated to plow through (subconscious) biases.
- rayiner 7y agoOr via chat.
- astura 7y agoIt's been my experience that this often happens nowadays - either the third party recruiter or HR removes identifying information from the resume before passing it onto the hiring manager. I've seen my resume with this treatment during interviews.
- sokoloff 7y agoIt may be because I’m hiring for very senior roles, but you can bet I’m looking on LinkedIn and github before bringing someone on-site. Doesn’t mean you have to be on there, but for sure I’m looking to see if I know a connection or have a look at your code and commit habits.