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...
07 Jul, 2024, 05.28 PM IST
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...
13 May, 2024, 11.07 AM IST
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...
18 Mar, 2024, 02.36 PM IST
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...
20 Oct, 2023, 07.23 PM IST
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...
19 Oct, 2023, 11.43 AM IST
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 ...
12 Oct, 2023, 02.13 PM IST
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...
11 Aug, 2023, 09.37 AM IST
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...
01 Aug, 2023, 12.53 PM IST
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...
08 Oct, 2022, 12.19 PM IST
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 ...
09 Mar, 2019, 11.07 AM IST
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%.
11 Jan, 2019, 12.02 PM IST
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.
16 Jan, 2018, 10.25 AM IST
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...
10 Sep, 2017, 02.20 PM IST
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.
14 Feb, 2017, 08.42 AM IST
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.”
14 Sep, 2016, 01.18 PM IST
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.
14 Apr, 2016, 03.20 PM IST
- 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...
08 Jul, 2008, 08.40 PM IST