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World Congress 2024 • Aug 20, 2024 • Session details

Hiring Talent in Tech without Unconscious Bias

Inna Busnita

Are gut feelings and exhaustion sabotaging your tech recruitment? Learn to bulletproof your hiring process against unconscious bias using structured methodologies and AI tools.

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#1 about 3 min

Speaker journey and professional background in talent acquisition

An overview of the speaker's international recruitment experience and transition into tech talent acquisition.

#2 about 4 min

Defining unconscious bias and its evolutionary roots

How our natural tendency to categorize information leads to snap decisions and hidden biases.

#3 about 5 min

Identifying common cognitive biases in the hiring process

The specific ways affinity, halo, contrast, and conformity biases distort candidate evaluations.

#4 about 5 min

Strategies for minimizing bias in technical recruiting

Practical techniques like standardized competencies, structured interviews, and diverse panels to improve hiring fairness.

#5 about 8 min

Leveraging tools to standardize the recruiting process

How technologies like artificial intelligence and applicant tracking systems track demographics and conceal candidate scorecards.

#6 about 6 min

Audience questions on addressing personal bias and executive alignment

Techniques for catching personal assumptions and convincing executives to adopt fair hiring practices.

Matching moments

4:30 min

Overcoming engineered biases to achieve equal technology representation

Brenda Romero Brenda Romero · LIVE

1:55 min

Moving beyond the pipeline in tech diversity

Eileen Uchitelle Eileen Uchitelle +1 · Coffee With Developers

3:06 min

The impact of biased training data in recruitment platforms

Prathyusha Charagondla · LIVE

4:41 min

Identifying systemic biases in algorithms and artificial intelligence tools

Emily Wright Emily Wright · Europe 2026 Virtual

4:45 min

Managing bias and training models in recruiting functions

Rudi Bauer Rudi Bauer +1 · Cappuccino with HR

4:47 min

Navigating AI bias and maintaining human connection

Rudi Bauer Rudi Bauer +1 · Cappuccino with HR

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