British Heart Foundation | Major employer transforms recruitment practices to reduce bias in new ED&I push

In a bid to foster a fair and inclusive work environment, the British Heart Foundation (BHF) has announced significant changes to its recruitment procedures aimed at minimising unconscious bias.

The charity's initiative includes the introduction of an interactive interview builder tool and best practice guidance to help managers create structured interviews.

Maggie Morgan-Valentine, Head of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion at BHF, explained that the tool analyses job descriptions and person specifications to identify key characteristics required for a role, then suggests questions to objectively assess candidates based on these criteria.

“It will then suggest questions that will really help you to get to those objective measures around that particular role,” she said, in conversation with the Civil Society.