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Psychology says being a genius doesn’t guarantee success, but this surprising trait does and it is not related to IQ: All about the Halo EffectIf you are not the smartest person in the room, it does not mean you are at a disadvantage. The ability to build connections, earn trust an...
Job seeker in late 30s removes one detail from résumé, triples interview callsA post on Reddit claims a mid-career jobseeker tripled interview calls after removing their graduation year from a résumé, sparking debate ...
View: Firms that fail to address ageism risk losing talent, and a dip in productivity and innovationAgeism is increasing in workplaces, impacting older employees. Surveys reveal significant age discrimination, especially in hiring and prom...
India Inc senior keen to book C-Suite for pros under 50Traditional groups cap CXO age at 50. A mid-fifties candidate was overlooked. Younger CEOs/CXOs, preferred for tech adaptability post-pande...
Algorithms help people see and correct their biases, study showsAlgorithms reflect and perpetuate biases in society, from racial and gender biases to wealth inequality. They expose bias blind spots and e...
There are more women in leadership roles now, but challenges & biases still remainDespite progress, gender diversity challenges persist in corporate India. Initiatives like gender-neutral job descriptions and mixed-gender...
Biased bots? US lawmakers take on 'Wild West' of AI recruitmentDerek Mobley, a Black man with a finance degree, has filed a class action lawsuit against human resources platform Workday Inc, alleging th...
Biased bots? US lawmakers take on 'Wild West' of AI recruitmentThe question of what "responsible AI" might look like goes to the heart of an increasingly robust push-back against the unrestricted use of...
Resumes are going to be a thing of past soon: reportA report by recruitment automation and assessment solution provider HirePro reveals that resumes are losing their importance in the hiring ...
Tutoring firm settles US agency's first bias lawsuit involving AI softwareThe commission, which enforces workplace bias laws, in 2021 launched an initiative to ensure that AI software used by U.S. employers compli...
Ageism in the tech workforce: from hiring to layoffsAge diversity in the technology sector is an overlooked issue, analysts argue. In the US, over-50s make up more than 20% of employees, acco...
US court rejects Infosys' motion to dismiss ‘culture of bias’ complaint by former executiveJill Prejean, a specialist at recruiting executives at vice president and partner levels, alleged she was directed - as vice president of t...
Attractiveness sells: China's startups want `Good-Looking' tech workersOn the country’s two largest job websites -- Liepin and Zhaopin -- thousands of ads for internet companies use language that suggests bias ...
ET Women's Forum: Should workplace diversity be a key deciding factor during hiring?The participation of women in India’s workforce stands at under 30%.
Diversity to be a key trend shaping 2018 hiring: SurveyLinkedIn's 'Global Recruiting Trends' survey identified top trends that will determine how the recruitment industry fares in 2018.
Blind hiring catching on in India to avoid biases: ExpertsBlind hiring is a process of recruitment where the premium is on skills and abilities rather than on soft skills, culture-fit and factors l...
From LinkedIn to Skype: How smartphone has changed the way companies hireAccording to hiring managers, apart from saving cost & time, it improves the interview to select ratio.
Old is not so gold: Silicon Valley apprehensive about people over 40 yearsMark Zuckerberg summed up the Valley ethos at age 22, when he told a Stanford audience, “Younger people are just smarter.”
Blind audition helps remove gender bias in recruitmentThe process involves masking information non-job specific elements related to candidates to help recruiters make unbiased choices.
- American companies 'a role model for fair hiring practices': Study
US firms are particularly sensitive to gender bias, operating under laws that have banned sex-based discrimination. Managing a global workf...