Solving Unconscious Bias in Hiring

We’ve all heard about legal claims and cases of discrimination and bias in the workplace, but what about all of the people that are filtered out by the hiring process? While often unintentional, hiring managers have an unconscious bias in hiring that is in effect. On average, recruiters only spend 7 seconds reviewing an individual resume. At that speed, bias is sure to impact their decision making. Simple pieces of information about a candidate can leave them in the cold. These identifiers include name, address, and photo. This lead to skewing the results, leaving companies thinking they have a full candidate pool, yet are leaving an incredible amount of opportunity on the table.

There’s got to be a better way – what if artificial intelligence could take remove unconscious bias in hiring and the screening loop? Check out the following visual deep dive to see how AI can eliminate unconscious bias:

Embracing Diversity in Hiring

Brian Wallace

Brian Wallace is the Founder and President of NowSourcing, an industry leading infographic design agency based in Louisville, KY and Cincinnati, OH which works with companies that range from startups to Fortune 500s. Brian also runs #LinkedInLocal events nationwide, hosts the Next Action Podcast, and has been named a Google Small Business Advisor for 2016-2019.