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I Asked All Of Our Recruiters To Give Me All Resumes Of Prospective Employees With Their Name, Gender, Place Of Origin, And Age Blacked Out. This Simple Change Shocked Me, Because I Found Myself Interviewing Different-looking Candidates - Even Though I Was 100% Convinced That I Was Not Being Biased In My Resume Selection Process.

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I Asked All Of Our Recruiters To

Eric Ries

I Asked All Of Our Recruiters To Give Me All Resumes Of Prospective Employees With Their Name, Gender, Place Of Origin, And Age Blacked Out. This Simple Change Shocked Me, Because I Found Myself Interviewing Different-looking Candidates - Even Though I Was 100% Convinced That I Was Not Being Biased In My Resume Selection Process.

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