Accessibility Managing Bias

When conducting interviews, it's essential for the interviewer to be aware of typical recruitment biases, including their own, and to be ready to confront them. To reduce the impact of these biases, it's effective to implement various strategies and interventions, such as:

Keeping CVs anonymous until the interview stage to avoid Affinity and Confirmation Bias

Inviting impartial colleagues to join the interview team to counteract GroupThink

Providing individual feedback on interviews (without shared discussion amongst the interviewers) to reduce the influence of Conformity Bias.

By employing these approaches, interviewers can increase the accuracy and fairness of their assessments and ensure they are making informed decisions based on the candidate's skills, abilities, and experience.