Designing an effective, inclusive hiring process is critical to building a diverse, high-performance organization. Paradigm has analyzed hiring practices across hundreds of organizations and has identified a range of barriers that undermine inclusive hiring. Our Effective & Inclusive Hiring workshop is designed to equip hiring managers, interviewers, and recruiters to address these barriers by using evidence-based strategies to manage unconscious bias and create a more inclusive candidate experience.
Participants will leave with an understanding of:
And the confidence and skills to:
Discuss the science of unconscious bias and how it undermines effective, inclusive hiring outcomes.
Consider how bias can show up in job descriptions, career sites, and sourcing strategies, undermining inclusion and influencing the diversity of candidates.
Action planning: Articulate key competencies for an open role, and develop strategies to attract a more diverse candidate pool.
Explore how bias can affect the selection process—from reviewing resumes to conducting interviews—undermining objectivity and creating a less inclusive candidate experience.
Action planning: Create interview questions and rubrics to evaluate competencies and mitigate bias.
Consider how disparities in our evaluations limit objectivity in debriefs and final decisions.
Action planning: Design norms to limit group-based biases and encourage accountability in candidate debriefs.
Meet the facilitators behind our workshops. They are interdisciplinary experts who bring research, empathy, and real-world insight to every workshop.
Paradigm empowers organizations to create high-performance workplaces where everyone can do their best work.
Increase in job performance
Decrease in Turnover risk
Fewer employee sick days