Put on your glasses: Why blind hiring is not the magic solution!
In the 1970s and 1980s, most symphony orchestras in North America began adopting “blind” auditions where candidates hid behind curtains, so the auditions focused on skill and eliminated the chance for bias. The result was a significant increase in the diversity of orchestras. Employers have since adopted that process to increase the diversity of new hires and eliminate bias. But has it been successful, or is it contributing to an already fractured talent attraction process?
Put on your glasses tackles those questions, and looks at the pros and cons of blind hiring. Based on his book Birds of All Feathers: Doing Diversity and Inclusion Right and his extensive experience in inclusion, diversity, equity and accessibility, Michael Bach proposes solutions on how to use blind hiring properly as part of an effective talent attraction process.
Learning Objectives
Participants will come away with a clear understanding of:
What blind hiring is.
The pros and cons of blind hiring.
How to use blind hiring effectively in the talent attraction process.
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What People Are Saying:
Michael’s ability to address what can obviously be a tricky and sensitive topic, with an awareness to these sensitivities and with a level of empathy that made it accessible to staff who may have been previously unaware. Highly recommend bringing Michael in to your organization, we intend to have him back sometime soon!