Tuesday, March 7, 2017

How to Distinguish Potential From Pedigree When Reviewing Resumes

We’ve all been on at least one side of the table: either endlessly perfecting your resume, or scanning through a pile of seemingly identical resumes. Despite our efforts to stand out as applicants, or be equitable in our hiring practices as employers, we inevitably have biases throughout our decision making. How do we combat unconscious bias to change this? How useful are resumes actually? What are the ramifications of relying on them?

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Resumes don’t predict job success.

Resumes are often filtered based on school prestige, GPA and test scores. However, the validity



source http://www.omnipopmag.com/2017/03/07/how-to-distinguish-potential-from-pedigree-when-reviewing-resumes/

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