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.

So, what does bias look like in recruitment?

All of us hold unconscious biases formed from a mixture of our upbringing, experiences, environment and even the media we consume.