Sessions

Seating Instructions: Seating is first-come, first-served. Reserved seating options are available for accessibility and accommodations. For detailed accessibility information, visit INFO > FAQs in the app.

Developing an expansive talent pipeline increases an organization's chances of hiring excellent candidates. As such, understanding how bias can influence the recruitment and hiring process is key to an organization's overall success.    This workshop is designed for anyone involved in the recruiting/hiring process who wants to better understand how bias can influence job descriptions, interviews, and the candidate selection process. The workshop will guide participants through inclusive interviewing practices, including designing competency-based interview questions.

Learning Objectives:

• Learn about the different types of cognitive biases that may impact the hiring process.
• Learn how to write better job descriptions and competency-based interview questions that can help mitigate bias.
• Learn how to monitor and challenge first-impressions and the tendency to allow assumptions about 'fit' to influence the interview process.
• Learn tools for interrupting biases in hiring conversations and the decision-making process.

Direct Link to Session Materials: If the speaker provides session materials, you can access them via the app, web format or at https://presentations.shrm.org/.

Live Streaming and Recording: Unless marked 'in person only,' all sessions are live-streamed on the app or web format and available for replay 30 days after the event.

Acknowledgment of Technical Issues: While rare, technical issues may occur during sessions. We appreciate your patience as we quickly address them.

Accessibility & Accommodations Information: For detailed accessibility & accommodations information, visit INFO > FAQs in the app.