{"id":2030,"date":"2023-08-04T17:51:40","date_gmt":"2023-08-04T17:51:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dexian-brasil.website-in-dev.co.uk\/?p=2030"},"modified":"2024-07-20T01:57:15","modified_gmt":"2024-07-20T01:57:15","slug":"unconscious-bias-hiring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brasil.dexian.com\/en\/blog\/unconscious-bias-hiring\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Unconscious Bias Affecting Your Hiring Decisions?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Reviewing job candidates\u2019 applications and resumes without any unconscious bias is particularly hard to accomplish.<\/p>\n

After all, it\u2019s \u2026unconscious<\/em>: you don\u2019t know you\u2019re doing it\/have it.<\/p>\n

So how can we not do something when we\u2019re not aware we\u2019re even doing it?<\/strong><\/p>\n

That IS the question!<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>Yet we can do so. All it takes is awareness and effort.<\/p>\n

And lots of practice.<\/p>\n

First, how prevalent is unconscious bias in hiring?<\/strong><\/p>\n

The amount of bias is hard to quantify, of course, but one statistic says that 48 percent of HR managers have admitted that bias does affect their choice when it comes to choosing candidates<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This is almost half of HR managers who admitted<\/strong> to bias. Unconscious bias is probably higher because, as mentioned above, it is unconscious<\/em>.<\/p>\n

But let\u2019s move on: How can we help ourselves review candidates \u2013 no matter what phase we are in during our reviewing process \u2013 without unconscious bias?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Some strategies:<\/strong><\/p>\n