Combatting hiring bias: recruiting a diverse workforce with intelligent automation Intelligent automation can help combat the human biases that can lead to discriminatory hiring practices. In this episode of Smart Talks with IBM, Malcolm Gladwell takes on this topic with Jacob Goldstein, host of What’s Your Problem, and guest Angela Hood, founder and CEO of … Read more
Our team had the pleasure of participating in this year’s HR Tech Conference held September 13th -16th at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. While there, our very own Angela Hood, CEO and Founder of ThisWay Global, sat down with fellow HR Tech pros Joel Cheesman and Chad Sowash for a LIVE recording of Chad & … Read more
Winter is here, and that means one thing – the holiday season is upon us. You can always buy traditional gifts like a new coffee mug for your favorite uncle or a sweater for your sister. This year, why not do something different and buy a unique gift that will also – make a difference … Read more
Most people usually equate diversity to race, age, or gender, ignoring the less visible but equally important dimensions such as political beliefs or even communication style. The truth is that diversity comes in many shapes and sizes. Other attributes such as religion or sexual orientation are just as relevant and meaningful when it comes to … Read more
In a perfect world, the process of recruiting people for any given position would be very simple. All the candidates applying for a given position would have all the required skills, and their personality would allow them to fit into the cultural fabric of any company seamlessly. Unfortunately, the world is not perfect, and therefore, … Read more
Most people aren’t trying to be biased, but bias is inherent—it influences how we view any situation, often unconsciously. When you think of bias, characteristics like race, gender, and religion likely come to mind. But there’s a much broader context of what bias can actually be. Bias comes in many forms. For example, the halo effect occurs … Read more
Original Source: Newton Brown, Business Development Representative, ThisWay Global. “Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.” — Albert Einstein Here at ThisWay we’ve created technology that uses artificial intelligence to remove bias from the hiring … Read more
Women in business, at least those who attend the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council’s Annual Conference, know how to dress. There is a diversity to the business attire, with one thing in common — they act and dress well. If you are wondering how you should dress for your next conference take a tip from … Read more
Each attending business, whether certified or not, should develop their Capability Statement. This document shares your firm’s capability in a two-page document that generally includes the following details: 13 Requirements For Capability Statements Company Logo: Image Business and DBA Name What you do: clear statement of what you do, in plain language, not jargon Value proposition: very brief … Read more
Author: Victor Assad Source: Preventing human and AI bias when recruiting Many pundits and HR leaders are raising legitimate concerns about bias in Artificial Intelligence platforms used for recruiting. These concerns are well founded, but let’s not forget a hiring bias that’s even more pervasive: the biased hiring decisions humans unwittingly make every day. We … Read more
