With most cognitive biases falling during the initial screening stage of the hiring process, MeVitae’s blind recruiting solution works to mitigate biases at every stage of the hiring process. However, some biases, such as order effects may creep in during the interview when faced with the candidate. This blog outlines some of the ways you can biases the interview, including using digital interviews and following a structured format.
Read MoreAt MeVitae, we believe blind recruiting will become the future norm in the hiring process. There is an increasing need for a diverse talent pool, especially with regards to gender, ethnicity and disabilities. Blind recruiting aims to help fulfil this need by removing any information from candidates’ applications that could identify them in ways that are not indicative of the talent and skills they possess. In this blog, I plan to present the main methods of implementing blind recruiting and the pros and cons of each.
Read MoreWhat is augmented intelligence and how does it compare to artificial intelligence? The weaknesses of algorithms in application, such as the potential for biases, is not a new concept. How is it that Augmented Intelligence differs and could this be the way forward for innovative information processing and decision making?
Read MoreSeveral decision-making factors limit us today: speed accuracy trade-off, knowledge-base, cognitive-emotional interactions and prediction. We make choices every single day; what to eat, what company to invest in, who to hire, what to wear etc. The list is endless, however have you ever considered why we are not super humans yet?
Read MoreEcologists have been measuring the biodiversity of ecosystems for millennia. In recent decades, they have taken ideas from physics and information theory to reduce their huge tables of data to simple metrics that are not only easy to understand and compare, but that also accurately measure diversity as a concept. These same principles can be applied to the workplace.
Read MoreIn this article, we overview some of the cognitive biases that exist and how they impact various stages of a company’s hiring process. There are in fact well over a hundred distinct cognitive biases that affect how we think and judge. Cognitive biases are, simply put, a systematic deviation from rationality in our judgements and thoughts.
Read MoreWe make—unconscious or conscious—decisions that tend to neglect the rules of probability and sometimes even defy logic outright. These lapses in our judgement are known collectively as cognitive biases. While they can be useful in situations where we have limited time or copious amounts of information, they often lead to largely sub-optimal judgements
Read MoreIn this blog post we discuss how and under what circumstances our brains can fail us, how computer algorithms can come to the rescue, the dangers of algorithmic biases and how to avoid them.
Read MoreBlind recruitment is the process of removing any information that might identify a candidate in their resume and job application, so that candidate suitability for a role can be judged as impartially as possible.
Read MoreIn this spirit, it is imperative that we celebrate pride and how far the liberation of LGBT+ rights has come, and understand how far it has yet to go.
Read MoreUnconscious bias is the leading cause for the lack of diversity within the workforce. How do you detect and correct for bias?
Read MoreThe ‘Linkedin, Facebook, Instagram and Tinder’ challenge has got people addicted, however has social media categorised our identity?
Read MoreImplicit bias refers to mental models which individuals may unknowingly use as a guide for taking an action. These mental models may rely on stereotypes or other types of association to help us make decisions.
Read MorePsychometric testing has been used for many applications, though significant challenges exist. Can they be reliably used to predict on-the-job performance or indeed intelligence?
Read MoreTo succeed in a fast-paced, hyper-competitive global marketplace companies must innovate, but a technology skills shortage is looming.
Read MoreSeveral decision-making factors limit us today: speed accuracy trade-off, knowledge-base, cognitive-emotional interactions and prediction. What’s the impact?
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