The Power of Completely Conscious Bias as Illustrated by … a Video Game?
Unconscious Bias. This conspicuous concept in the circles of Diversity argues that our bias-driven choices and actions are, in large...
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Holly Sodolak
- Aug 5, 2019
- 4 min
Dear HR: It's not you, it's me
After twelve years as a Generalist and Manager, through all the ups and downs that come with this job (and frankly, any job), I’m calling...
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Alexandra Desmond
- Nov 5, 2018
- 3 min
The case for HR Departments being Change Agents
Time and again we see organizations being sued over bad decisions made about topics that - generally - fall under "employee relations"....
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- Oct 8, 2018
- 1 min
No Job For You!
#Compliance #Diversity #Bias #nobias #HR #veterans #veteran #Culture #culturalfit
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- Oct 2, 2018
- 1 min
No Job For You!
#Compliance #Diversity #Bias #nobias #HR #veterans #veteran #Culture #culturalfit
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Melissa Dobbins
- Oct 1, 2018
- 4 min
“I’m Sorry, Dave. I’m afraid I can’t do that.” – Save us from our Technology!
Science fiction has been trying to warn us for years that we are heading down a dangerous path. 2001 a Space Odyssey, The Matrix, I...
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- Sep 25, 2018
- 1 min
No Job For You!
#Compliance #Diversity #Bias #nobias #HR #veterans #veteran #Culture #culturalfit
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Melissa Dobbins
- Sep 18, 2018
- 1 min
No Job For You!
#Compliance #Diversity #Bias #nobias #HR #veterans #veteran #Culture #culturalfit
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Melissa Dobbins
- Sep 10, 2018
- 5 min
‘Quick apply’ and filters are not the answer to finding great candidates
Strong candidates don’t take seconds, they take hours rewriting their resume and crafting a tailored cover letter for each application...
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Melissa Dobbins
- Aug 6, 2018
- 6 min
Time to Hire Sucks! Let's Fix It!
Worse still, an unnecessarily long hiring process can seriously damage your chances of hiring the best person for the job...
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- May 23, 2018
- 1 min
Pilots! Personalization! Engagement!
#careerplace #careerplace #pilotprograms #humanresources #hr #hrmanager #job
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Melissa Dobbins
- Mar 28, 2018
- 6 min
AI in Hiring: “You are fully functional, aren’t you?”
In his recent article Decoding AI for HR, Bill Kutik explained that AI is an often wrongly-used, misunderstood term driven by hype rather...
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Melissa Dobbins
- Mar 7, 2018
- 1 min
Ageism - A quick story
As a hiring manager, I once had the amazing experience of finding a perfect candidate. He aced the interview with that perfect balance of...
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Melissa Dobbins
- Feb 13, 2018
- 4 min
Bias is a part of being human - but doesn’t have to be part of hiring
Did you give your perfect hire a gender, an age? Perhaps you even gave them a skin color, style, or accent? Don’t worry, this is normal...
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Melissa Dobbins
- Nov 28, 2017
- 5 min
Show, don't Tell – kindergarten wisdom that will improve your hiring pipeline
Hiring is one of the most important decision processes a company has—and the damage caused by even a single bad hire can be catastrophic...
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Melissa Dobbins
- Oct 31, 2017
- 4 min
Resumes, like coats, look nice but tell you nothing about the person who is wearing them
So, let’s change our approach by focusing on the requirements without the distractions littered in resumes.
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