Category: Bias

How far would you go to land a great job? Would you exaggerate on your resume? Would you use AI to write a cover letter? Would you cheat on a pre-hire assessment? Dishonesty is more common than you might think – 44% of Americans admit to lying during the hiring process, and 40% say their […]

Do you know how much a bad hire costs your company? In an article by SHRM, they reported that the cost of recruiting, hiring, and onboarding a single new employee can be as much as $240,000. While that might seem high, think about all the costs associated with a bad hire: recruiting time, training fees, […]

Events during 2020 have sparked a much greater awareness of conscious and unconscious bias in society. Accusations of police brutality that resulted in riots along with a pandemic that has disproportionately impacted people of color have emphasized the importance of eliminating racial and ethnic bias in all aspects of society, including the workplace. As a result, business […]

Given the civil unrest we have seen this year, many would agree that deeply-rooted systemic racism is still a problem in the U.S. At the same time, studies show that unemployment that resulted from the Coronavirus pandemic has disproportionately impacted people of color. This has caused business leaders to take a hard look at how […]

The goal of recruiting is to attract the best talent and hire the best candidates. So, in theory, the hiring process is designed to eliminate unqualified candidates and identify applicants with the skills and aptitude to excel in a position. However, unconscious bias can throw a wrench into even the best hiring process. Implicit biases, […]

Have you ever bumped an applicant up the list because they went to a prestigious school or eliminated a candidate for wearing the wrong clothes? While we would like to think we are objective, the reality is that we are only human. Everyone is subject to implicit biases. Unfortunately, when left unchecked, biases have a […]