Holistic’s Bias in the Hiring Process Training will help you reevaluate the hiring flow to make it as inclusive as possible. In order to do that, we begin by helping your team understand bias itself before applying it to the hiring lens.
Learn about different types of bias and their impact on hiring decisions.
Biases come in many forms. Affinity Bias may cause an interviewer to favor an applicant due to their perceived similarity, while Performance Bias could lead to a candidate being favored due to their interview performance rather than their competencies. This training will unpack different types of biases and their impact on hiring decisions.
Understand how biases may manifest themselves in the hiring process at your company.
What percentage of your organization are alumni from the same universities? Do you have a GPA requirement in the job description for an unfilled role? Many of these barriers to entry are often overlooked as factors that may perpetuate bias in your hiring process.
Recognize the difference between culture add and culture fit at the organization.
While it is important for your team to reflect the company’s values, it is equally important that you steer away from preserving a homogenous culture and instead focus on bringing in new talent with diverse opinions, experiences, and skills that will benefit the organization.
Our facilitators engage and encourage conversation for a comprehensive understanding of the impact biases have. Your team will participate in interactive polls and activities to practice your new skills learned in this training.
These new considerations will challenge the way your team views each step of the hiring process while removing bias and promoting a diverse environment.