Tools/programmes to prevent unconscious biases on CVs?

manpreet Best Answer 3 years ago

Does anyone know of a tool or programme that will help highlight and prevent unconscious biases on candidates CVs? Deleting name on CVs is already step one, but would like a tool to simplify to identify possible words/statements.

manpreet 3 years ago

You can grep out keywords of interest but then you'd end up with a buzzword counter. I doubt that's what you're after.

You're asking for a tool to eliminate evaluator bias. You can simply add more evaluators, and each CV gets scored by many people. Assuming you trust your colleagues, you can turn the (rather ideologically charged) concept of unconscious bias into a positive, where the bias works in favour of the company's culture.

There's no mind-reading software, and there's no software that spits out bias-proof content. At the end of the day you have to rethink and improve your hiring process.