With the publishing of first the Gender Pay Gap and now the Ethnicity Pay Gap reports, it is possible to gain a better insight into the level of diversity and inclusion within companies in the UK. However, what these reports reveal to a greater extent is that there is a much bigger problem with equity; […]
Bias is present in the majority of companies’ hiring processes, unconsciously for the most part. Aside from making the hiring process less fair, bias also hinders efficiency and stops you from hiring the best candidates. The current pandemic has forced companies to shift working and hiring online. This presents an opportunity to review hiring processes, […]
Why be consistent Consistency throughout the hiring process can save time, make it easier to assess and compare candidates and it can facilitate fair hiring. Without consistency there is not a level playing field on which to assess and compare candidates. During assessments and interviews, candidates may not be given the same information, opportunities or […]
Diversity, inclusion and belonging might sound like buzzwords, but they are critical for a modern business to succeed especially during challenging times. This was proven during the last global recession when research from Devah Pager showed that companies with fair hiring practices in place were twice as likely to survive. Her research showed that the percentage […]
A brief history May 11th, 1997 marked one of the most reverberating pivot points in the advancement of AI and Superintelligence. The victory of IBM’s Deep Blue against the reigning world chess champion Garry Kasparov was a spectacle that many believed impossible. Kasparov was undisputed, first holding the title at the age of 22; Deep […]
Very. An obvious answer maybe, yet many companies are still underrepresented across all demographics and we still see reports such as the gender pay gap which highlight that there are issues that need addressing. Perhaps not everyone has given the important topic of diversity enough attention, perhaps the measures being taken are not effective enough […]
One of the biggest issues I’ve come across in interviewing and assessment is bias. Hiring decisions can massively impact someone’s life and if candidates are being scored too generously or harshly it is a big problem. Most people don’t realise they are being biased, but with awareness on the topic growing the “ignorance is bliss” […]
