An unconscious bias is an automatic belief about a person or group of people without the benefit of getting to know them. Psychologists agree that unconscious biases are universal to the human experience. The brain forms these biases automatically by making assumptions and categorizing people according to certain external characteristics such as age, gender, or race.
A real problem occurs when it comes unconscious bias in interviews and the hiring process. All other things being mostly equal, the human resources representative may rule out qualified candidates due to their own deeply-rooted biases. While this can rob the company of quality […]The post The Danger of Unconscious Bias in Hiring appeared first on Ms. Career Girl.
