HR tech | What is unconscious bias in recruitment, and how can organisations mitigate against it?

Being unconsciously biased is a human trait that we all hold from growing up. These can be harmless, or they can otherwise be consequential - including whom we think we will and won’t enjoy working with.

Organisations have more recently worked hard to ensure a non-biased workplace environment. However, there are still some areas in which decisions are being made on a human-to-human level, especially in recruitment, that seem to be prone to the unhelpful influence that our biases bring.