Unconscious Bias in Recruitment - The Impact & Issues to Consider with Kathy Daniels

Introduction

This webinar provides timely advice to help any organisation in their efforts to improve racial equality and ethnic diversity in the workplace.

We might know that it is unlawful to discriminate in the recruitment process, and we might be determined not to discriminate. However, we all have our own stereotypes and prejudices, and they might creep into the decisions that we make.

This is commonly referred to as our unconscious bias.

This webinar will consider the definition of unconscious bias and how it occurs. It will consider specific recruitment scenarios and see how unconscious bias can turn a situation into one where discrimination has occurred.

It will also look at what actions we can take to avoid unconscious bias.

What You Will Learn

This webinar will cover the following:

• Unconscious bias
• Defining unconscious bias
• Research into unconscious bias
• Why unconscious bias occurs
• Forms of unconscious bias
• Affinity bias
• Attribution bias
• Conformity bias
• Confirmation bias
• Halo and horns effect
• Impact of unconscious bias
• ‘Snap’ judgments
• Stereotyping and prejudice
• Discrimination
• Institutional racism (and other forms of bias)
• Avoiding unconscious bias turning into discrimination
• What information to use in the shortlisting stage
• Designing application forms
• The use of monitoring
• Bringing objectivity into the recruitment process
• Pros and cons of panel interviews
• Pros and cons of psychometric assessment
• Issues to consider
• Looking at the organisation profile
• Training for line managers

This pre-recorded webinar will be available to view from Wednesday 11th June 2025

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