HR Tech 2018

TA5 | Using Technology to Improve Hiring, Remove Unconscious Bias and Build the Best Team (Room Zeno 4602)

When talent acquisition specialists spend countless hours sifting through stacks of resumes, human tendency is to gravitate towards candidates similar to existing employees who are successful – this creates unconscious bias in hiring. Bias can quickly impact a company’s culture, diversity and inclusion initiatives and erode employment brand. For businesses, this fundamental human tendency reduces the pool of capable talent, and limits the potential impact a new hire may have. Just imagine the untapped talent locked out of businesses – without talent leaders’ knowledge. Join the VP of Talent Acquisition for Follett to learn how they joined forces with ADP’s Chief Product Owner, Jennifer Cambern, to embrace innovation and improve greater hiring diversity by enabling blind skill and resume review capabilities.