How to Identify & Mitigate Unconscious Bias across the Recruitment Process

 

Overview:

Science argues that our minds make decisions intuitively without being aware of it.  Across the recruitment process, during the sourcing phase a candidate's profile i.e. their name, their education and or even their profile picture has potential to influence opinion more than you think.

Beat your biases and understand the key to good decision making is understanding biases and steps to follow a process taking a holistic approach.

Live Delivery Session Time:  11.00AM - 12.00PM AEST* | 1.00PM - 2.00PM NZDT*

Learning Outcomes:

• What is bias and how does it form?
• A personal story - case study - about bias
• Why is it important to take bias seriously?
• What does bias look like in recruiting?
• What are the common forms of bias to look for in the recruiting process?
• What are the impacts of bias in recruiting?
• Can we eliminate bias? 
• What are the benefits of working with bias?
• 3 factors that impact building awareness of bias. 
• Where do you start?

Meet your Presenter: Bron Williams

Bron reflects on an old Chinese proverb says, “A fish is the last one to know what water is.” A fish swims, lives and breathes in water. It is part of its very being. Bron didn’t know she was a “fish” when she responded to the Salvo email for volunteers to work on Nauru, nor when she completed the induction.

Bron recognised the churning in her stomach as fear – fear of the asylum seekers because they were different to her. Bron realised she’d been swimming in the water of racism and white privilege her whole life – part of growing up in white conservative Sydney. Now she knew about her “water” Bron returned to Nauru in the full-time role of Religious Liaison Officer. It became a joy for her to work in a multi-faith, multi-race team where she learned to see difference as an asset rather than a threat.  Bron uses that insight to make bias conscious in the corporate environment. Through more than 30 years’ experience across the education and not-for-profit sectors, Bron has developed her innate ability to work with people and her capacity to see beneath the surface circumstances, analyze the drivers behind behaviour and speak to unconscious bias in a unique and compelling way.

In the work she’s done with leaders in various sectors, Bron has proven that raising awareness around bias leads to a greater capacity for broader thinking around diversity and difference which enables leaders to make better- informed decisions.

RCSA Learning and Development Partner: ELMO

ELMO (ASX:ELO) is Australia and New Zealand’s only integrated cloud HR, payroll and rostering / time & attendance solution. ELMO is ISO 27001:2013 certified and our UTS partnership affirms our solutions are at the forefront of predictive analytics. We provide innovative technology to more than 1500 organisations across APAC, helping them to manage, engage, and inspire their people from one platform, with a single dashboard, and reporting suite.

Delivery:

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• The live session is recorded and a copy of the recording distributed to all registered participants. Please note: There will be a 5 day limited access period to view the recording post the live session.
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Pricing and Booking Terms & Conditions:

• The member price to attend the live delivery and access (5-day period) a copy of the recording is $50 + GST AUD per single participant
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