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RPOA Partners with ThisWay to Bring Diversity and Inclusion Tools to the RPO Community

January 24, 2023December 15, 2020 by Angela Hood

Original Source: The Recruitment Process Outsourcing Association (RPOA) The Recruitment Process Outsourcing Association (RPOA) is delighted to welcome ThisWay Global as a new technology partner. Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) in the workplace is more important today than ever before. Research show DEI increases talent pools, increases innovation and improves performance and profitability. The challenge … Read more

Texas A&M to honor eight outstanding former students at annual event

January 24, 2023November 24, 2020 by Angela Hood

Help us in congratulating ThisWay Global’s CEO & Founder Angela Hood on being selected by Texas A&M University as 2020’s Outstanding Alumni! Outstanding Alumni is the highest honor bestowed by the college to its graduates, recognizing those who have distinguished themselves as leaders and humanitarians. Original Source: Texas A&M University Eight former students from the … Read more

50 Cognitive Biases in the Modern World

February 14, 2024September 29, 2020 by Angela Hood

Cognitive biases are widely accepted as something that makes us human. Every day, systematic errors in our thought process impact the way we live and work. But in a world where everything we do is changing rapidly—from the way we store information to the way we watch TV—what really classifies as rational thinking? It’s a … Read more

AI Often Adds To Bias In Recruiting—But There’s A New Approach That Could Change The Game

November 26, 2022August 2, 2019 by siteadmin

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

Diversity of Thought – What Is It & Why Does it Matter?

November 26, 2022July 31, 2019 by siteadmin

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

Here’s How A Small, Austin-Based Tech Startup Did What Amazon And Google Failed At (And Why You Can, Too)

November 26, 2022July 30, 2019 by Angela Hood

Original Source: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/heres-how-small-austin-based-tech-startup-did-what-amazon-angela-hood“ “The world is moving so fast these days that the man who says it can’t be done is generally interrupted by someone doing it.” —Elbert Hubbard It often seems like the big tech giants can do no wrong—but even they fail from time to time. Amazon and Google, for example, have both failed at creating … Read more

Startup Founders Get No Shortage Of Advice — Not All Of It Good. Here’s How To Filter The Signals From The Noise

November 26, 2022July 18, 2019 by Angela Hood

Original Source: https://www.minutes.co/startup-founders-get-no-shortage-of-advice-not-all-of-it-good-heres-how-to-filter-the-signals-from-the-noise“ “Bad shit is coming. It always is in a startup. The odds of getting from launch to liquidity without some kind of disaster happening are one in a thousand. So don’t get demoralized.” – Paul Graham, co-founder of Y Combinator As a company founder, I’ve received my fair share of advice over the … Read more

A Meaningful New Approach to AI & Machine Learning

January 28, 2022July 10, 2019 by Angela Hood

Original Source: https://www.peoplematters.in/article/hrtech/a-meaningful-new-approach-to-ai-machine-learning-22274 “Human bias plays a significant role in the development of HR technology.” When a tech team sets out to solve a problem there is generally a hypothesis around what the problem is, what or who causes the problem and the result that should be delivered by the solution. The thing that is rarely … Read more

Slow to embrace diversity in the workplace? It’s probably affecting business.

November 26, 2022July 9, 2019 by Angela Hood

Original Source: https://www.fastcompany.com/90376242/diversity-in-the-workplace-is-a-smart-business-practice If you’re unwilling to embrace diversity for diversity’s sake, do it because it’s better business. “Diversity is being invited to the party; inclusion is being asked to dance.”– Verna Myers When I started becoming an engineer as an undergrad, I was quickly confronted with a startling realization: there were very few women in that … Read more

Here’s What Every Female Startup Founder Needs To Know About Being A Certified Woman-Owned Business

November 26, 2022June 25, 2019 by Angela Hood

Original Source: https://www.minutesmagazine.com/heres-what-every-female-startup-founder-needs-to-know-about-being-a-certified-woman-owned-business “I never dreamed about success. I worked for it.” – Estée Lauder It’s an exciting time to be a female entrepreneur. Today, more than 11 million U.S. firms are now owned by women. But these numbers only tell part of the story. Women-owned firms are still in the minority, and female entrepreneurs face … Read more