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How to reduce bias in job interviews

A comprehensive interview process is a vital part of any successful hiring strategy. However, the risk of bias, both conscious and unconscious, looms large, clouding judgement and hindering employers’ ability to onboard the best candidates for a role. In this article, we’ll take a close look at the types of bias in job interviews, the impact it can have, and the strategies you can implement to mitigate its impact.

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Exit Interviews – effective next steps

Exit interviews are a helpful way of getting valuable insights into how your staff feel about working in a business. We’ve previously examined why and how you should hold exit interviews with staff leaving your business. In this blog post, we’ll discuss how you can make the most of the information you gather to inform and shape the hiring of new staff and the retention of current employees.

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Introducing the Jobs.ie Gender Bias Decoder

Are you missing out on the best people for your business because of gendered language in your job adverts? To support your hiring and back your efforts to build an inclusive workplace, we have launched the Jobs.ie Gender Bias Decoder. This free tool reveals the unconscious gender-biased words in your job adverts and suggests alternatives, ensuring your jobs are open to the widest possible pool of talent.

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Demand for hospitality staff unrelenting

Ireland’s summer season is well underway, and the demand for talent in hospitality is unrelenting. Our analysis of job posting data over the last three months shows that jobs in the industry are up 60% compared to the same time last year and have grown 18% compared to the first three months of 2022. The hospitality sector’s rebound from Covid is almost complete, with jobs now within shouting distance of their pre-pandemic levels.

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