In a job interview, recruiters have only a short window of time in which to determine whether a candidate could be the right person for the job. As such, it’s almost inevitable that this process is rife with biases. Among the most common are the affinity bias (unconsciousl...
Instead of hiring someone because you like them, create a scoring system that lets you rate candidates on their likability, as you would while rating their other qualities, such as experience and skills. This can also help you avoid affinity bias, which involves hiring someone based o...
One tool to avoid perception bias when hiring is “blinding” applicants, also known as anonymous hiring. This removes weak indicators of fit that often lead to bias, such as name, appearance and education. 2. Affinity bias Affinity bias occurs when we feel as though we have a natura...
Pitfalls to avoid: Avoid asking leading questions, which reveal bias on your part and pushes respondents to answer in a certain direction (e.g. “Have you taken advantage of theamazingnew features we just released?). Don't ask loaded questions, which sneak in an assumption which, if untrue...
Affinity Bias:A tendency to favor people similar to yourself, this bias occurs when you find something in common with the other individual or some kind of connection. It manifests in more pleasant behavior — relaxing, smiling and generally being more accepting of social awkwardness. ...
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Additionally, participants mentioned that they could develop their social identity online by discovering affinity groups (e.g., FG2F6: “Finding things that you like, that you feel like you identify with. Just finding people with the same music tastes as you”). Referring to online use, some...
You should also provide data on where you are and where you hope to be. Tools to promote unbiased networking. Networking is always happening informally in the workplace. But people tend to hang out with people in their immediate network, which is prone to affinity bias. McKesson ha...