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Checking references has long been a part of the hiring process but it should only ever be one of a series of steps taken to assess someone’s qualifications.
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Competition for the best jobs can be fierce but some simple preparation can ensure you stand out from the pack at the interview stage.
British working class and ethnic accents still face the same negative bias they did 50 years ago.
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Examining current attitudes to accents in Britain, do the same biases hold true as they did 50 years ago and what does that mean when it comes to the interview process?
Victorian Education Minister James Merlino has a plan for NAPLAN.
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Under no circumstances do NAPLAN scores alone indicate a student’s full potential, so linking them to any future job application is a dangerous idea.
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Bias, stereotypes and other rules of thumb influence how people think about you – even based on your name.
Guess who’s getting hired.
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Recruiters seem to have unconscious biases that can be overturned by what they see on job applications.
Ironically, one of the biggest advantages of a bot-based application system is that it can come across as more personal than a human.
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If companies are using automated software in hiring, then job applicants should be able to use the same technology.
Job searching made more difficult.
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Horrors of job discrimination.