Lately, almost every entrepreneur is documenting how diverse teams make for a better workforce and ultimately higher business revenue. Be it problem-solving skills or innovation at its best, a team with different backgrounds, cultures, and experiences brings in methodically vetted results.
Nevertheless, as much as we acknowledge the importance of having a mix of knowledgeable and skilled workforce, many recruiters do agree that their recruitment practices are plagued by unconscious bias. A study carried out by a team of economists at the University of Chicago and the University of California suggests that the white candidates received a 9% increase in the number of responses from the recruiters as compared to their counterparts. In fact, at a few prominent companies, the preference gap grew up to 19%.
Is There a Solution To Combat Bias and Increase Positive Candidate Experience?
Artificial Intelligence (AI) as a tool is becoming a recruitment preference among many companies, who are now
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