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“Blind Hiring” to Avoid Bias: Wave of the HR Future, or “Blind Alley”?
Written on 4 Aug, 2008 at 17:21
Is a hiring manager named "David" more likely to give an edge to a job candidate also named "David"? Recent academic research suggests that the answer is “yes,” even for other names with similar sounds, like "Dan" or "Dustin." What... (Continue reading)
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