What if I told you youd get your next job by surviving on a deserted island?
Or by thwarting a Dothraki invasion?
Unfortunately, this isnt a casting call for Game of Thrones.
Why blind resume screening doesnt work
Humans are naturally biased.
From aneurological perspective, every day we filter in tons of information.
so you can prevent overload, our brains are hardwired to automatically categorize it making it easier to process.
At the same time, this process can predispose us to draw conclusions based on unconscious stereotypes.
This ensured the selection process was based on skill, not gender.
Astudyfound this practice increased the likelihood for female musicians to be hired from 25 percent to 46 percent.
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Recently, Amazon created AI-based technology that could completely take humans out of the resume screening process.
But are Siri and Alexa really better recruiters than us?
The problem is, AI and machine learning work much the same way our brains do.
They operate by processing and learning from historical data.
Nearlyhalf of developers dont havea computer science degree.
Instead, gamification presents a completely new approach to recruitment.
With Hacker Rank, Ravisankar and his team built a platform that allows developers to showcase their skills.
Companies can create a coding assessment, challenge or hackathon for candidates to participate in.
Theres a developer completing an assessment on the platform every eight seconds.
Companies can then create campaigns or search directly for candidates by selecting the traits needed for that role.
They can then create custom algorithms designed to find candidates with similar profiles.
To avoid the potential for bias, both pretest their algorithms.
Pymetrics does this using Audit AI, a method theyve open sourced on GitHub.
However, people are not a commodity.
Measuring aptitude enables employers to hire all people for what they can do.
Companies looking to fill a role quickly may need to consider this.
Should recruitment be completely left to tech?
But does this mean that the person with the highest score is the right person for your team?
As Ravisankar explained, Im somewhat skeptical about the ability for AI to measure culture fit.
I still feel this requires human to human interaction so people can see how they work together.
As its still in the testing phase were not likely to be chatting with recruitment Wall-E anytime soon.
Just playing for 12 minutes alone can result in large reductions in outgroup prejudice.
This enables both sides to see how well they work together.
Another interesting startup making gains in this field isDebias VR.
Through embodiment and positive association, players develop empathy towards their assigned race.
There are studies that show that our brain will perceive immersive experiences as an input comparable to reality.
Studies byStanfordand theUniversity of Barcelonahave shown the results to be positive.
