There’s an ugly truth to the hiring landscape that job applicants are struggling against. And it’s that their name and their photo can cost them a job before their cover letter has even been read.
Over three-fourths of job seekers on LinkedIn expect to find diversity, equity and inclusion information on a company’s LinkedIn Page, according to the online job seeking platform. However, unconscious bias continues to pose a very real threat to fair and equitable recruiting — an issue they’re hoping to tackle with their blind resume offering, which includes a new “hide your face and photo” feature for recruiters.
