More employers are using AI for recruitment and that’s a problem
Some new recruitment technologies that employ AI are creating unprecedented risks to equality in the workplace, with the potential for discrimination.
Is your AI recruitment strategy hindering diversity?
When it comes to recruitment, AI-powered platforms can save recruiters as much as 80% of their annual costs. But what those statistics don’t show is the potential cost organisations face when this incredible technology is deployed irresponsibly.
Women applicants trust AI more than human recruiters
According to a recent white paper, women are 30% more likely to complete a job application if an AI recruiter is involved.
“Advertise a salary range”: Seek chief of people and culture on recruitment trends
Kathleen McCudden of Seek said while economic factors will encourage many workers to stay put this year, the talent market will remain tight.
How Dylan Alcott is helping make recruitment accessible for Aussies with disabilities
A new partnership between Randstad and disability advocacy enterprise Get Skilled Access is creating a program to bring disabled Australians into mainstream recruitment streams.
Google to pay millions to women and Asian workers in wake of “systemic” pay and hiring discrimination investigation
Following a US Department of Labor investigation into “systemic” discrimination, Google will pay millions to women and Asian job-seekers.
“Your difference is your superpower”: A Q&A with Lynn Dang, head of talent acquisition at Microsoft Australia
In this Q&A, Lynn Dang talks intersectionality in recruitment, the importance of being your authentic self and the pursuit of work-life integration.
How crappy recruitment ads trigger an eight-step spiral into disillusionment
Few things are as effective as recruitment ads in setting everyone involved up for disappointment.
Want a gender-diverse workforce? Scrap tokenistic quotas and hiring bias
When you focus on hiring processes that prioritise merit, coachability and attitude, and consciously remove unconscious bias, diversity is a by-product.
Why you should find the right role for the right person — not the other way around
Recruitment is just one brick in the road to company success, so here are some tips for ensuring a team stays motivated and passionate.
Hipsters, hustlers and hackers: Three instances of everyday bias in startupland
Play2Lead founder and chief Theresa Lim shares some personal stories of how biases have affected her as a startup founder.
The gender qualification gap: Why women ‘over-invest’ in workplace capabilities
While men over-invest by up to 4%, women over-invest by up to 11%, hinting at higher hurdles for women to clear along the career ladder.