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The truth about name blind recruitment (here’s what the science says)
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November 2020
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Creating a positive candidate experience
July 2020
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“It’s a pandemic of racism”: the failure of data, implicit bias and systemic discrimination
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June 2020
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Diverse Insights: A conversation with Steven Huang
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August 2019
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The Class Ceiling: Tackling Class Discrimination in Recruitment
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How to advertise a job for diversity and talent (hint: understand job boards!)
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July 2019
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Where do the best employees come from?
What’s in a name? Name discrimination and hiring in the UK
23
Blind Hiring Statistics: Why the Process Works
21
Tackling religious discrimination in the hiring process
What is unconscious bias and how can we prevent it?
What do candidates say about our application process?
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Over 100,000 candidates have now applied for jobs using Applied!
June 2019
5 Reasons You’re Struggling with Diversity Hiring Initiatives
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May 2019
Diverse Insights: A conversation with Natalie Mellin
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Women in STEM - Are we making improvements?
Beauty and the Bias: Physical attractiveness bias in hiring
Law & Order: Diversity Edition
24
April 2019
In their own words: Claire Beattie, Head of Recruitment, Carey Group
Diverse Insights: A Conversation with Aubrey Blanche
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Is age just a number? The problems of ageism in recruitment
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How can businesses benefit from blind recruitment?
Winners and Sinners: examining diversity in the UK’s industries
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Top 3 reasons why having a diverse workforce should be a top priority for your business
March 2019
How to remove gender bias from your job descriptions once and for all
Nine months since the UK gender pay gap data
February 2019
How to anonymise CVs
12
December 2018
8
How do I remove bias from my recruitment process?
29
November 2018
What is blind hiring?
Is my recruitment process biased?
26
9 reasons your job ads aren't working
October 2018
Procrastinate your way into your dream job - Part 2 of 2
August 2018
The 4 Horsemen of the Hiring Apocalypse
July 2018
Procrastinate your way into your dream job -part 1 of 2
18
How we write copy for humans
June 2018
So you read Lean In… now what?
May 2018
Why we give every candidate personalised feedback
The 3 best ways to assess candidates
April 2018
What we learnt using our own product to hire
March 2018
When a rejection became a suggestion. How to successfully refer candidates to other jobs
September 2017
Case Study: staatslabor x Applied
August 2017
Cognitive biases in hiring: cheat sheet
July 2017
We made Elon Musk’s résumé even shorter than that other one
My calculator tells me people will apply on Wednesday
May 2017
Hurrah! Applied not only made for smarter and fairer hiring, it also saved a tonne of time - Putting Applied to the test [Part 3]
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October 2016
Can technology improve diversity? - Putting Applied to the test [Part 2]
Can we predict applicant performance without requiring CVs? - Putting Applied to the test [Part 1]
September 2016
[Part 2] The view from the other side – how a rejection can actually be positive
We’re hiring a software engineer: here's what it's like to be a developer at Applied
August 2020
Applied is hiring a Head of Product
09
Post-COVID Hiring: Insights from our data
02
Kate Glazebrook: Why I'm stepping back as CEO
April 2020
Meet our new CEO Khyati Sundaram
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BBC ‘halt’ applications if candidates don’t answer personal background questions
January 2020
We used the Applied platform to blind review mince pies: Here’s the results
December 2019
04
Attribution Bias | What is Attribution Bias?
How to avoid groupthink (with one simple, cost-free step)
What is recency bias? And its impact on recruitment
What is the halo and horn effect and how does it influence hiring?
October 2020
How to write a job advert: 5 steps to high-converting job ads
How unconscious bias can affect inclusivity in an organisation
What is contrast effect? And how it impacts recruitment
Why you should stop hiring for cultural fit
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What should a job description include?
September 2020
Best practices in recruitment and selection (according to science)
What is the purpose of a cover letter? Do we really need them?
4 Steps to creating good interview questions
What is confirmation bias?
Interview bias explained, and how to prevent it
The science behind unconscious bias - and how it affects hiring
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Candidate screening 101: How to assess candidates 3x more accurately
Blind Hiring: the secret to increasing your organisation’s performance by 33%+
How to make the right hiring decision
How to write a job description (and boost applications by up to 15%)
How to recruit top tech talent
May 2020
The interview questions playbook: your ultimate guide to smarter interviewing
How to hire software developers: the complete, end-the-end guide
What is a Psychometric Test in Recruitment?
March 2020
Should you list specific languages in your developer job description?
Use THIS instead of CVs: Here’s our fairer, data-backed CV alternative
Biased, broken and full of bullsh*t: the case for killing CVs (backed by science)
Why my CV sucks! How bias in my CV stopped me getting interviews
What is ‘Wisdom of the Crowds’ and how can it improve hiring?
October 2019
How to use inclusive language in job descriptions
September 2019
Why unconscious bias training does not work
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5 Mistakes everyone needs to avoid when virtual recruiting
Candidate rejection email: how to get it right
Candidate experience webinar Q&A: Your questions answered
How to write a rejection email
Job boards: your questions answered
We asked people for their worst interview questions… here’s what they said
Company treats engineering applicants like human beings... you won't believe what happens next!
November 2019
[Part 1] A tale of two job applications: from a broken, pointless process to being hired at Applied
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The difference between diversity, inclusion, and accessibility (and how to excel at it all)
Equality and diversity in recruitment: 6 critical mistakes to avoid
What is race discrimination? And how to banish it from recruitment
Direct and indirect discrimination explained (with examples)
How to prevent age discrimination during the recruitment process
What is positive discrimination?
Board Diversity: why it matters and how to fix it
Why we don't use AI for hiring decisions
What is meant by diversity? And why you should make it a priority
What is inclusion? (And how to improve it)
Diverse Insights: A conversation with Ulysses J Smith
Hiring for diversity: Everything you need to know
Gender pay gap: 4 actions you can take right now to make a difference
Recruitment driven diversity - Felix Mitchell (Instant Impact)
Diversity & Inclusion: 3 Proven strategies that actually work
Improving racial and ethnic diversity in STEMM: What impact does debiasing your hiring have?
FREE Report: What Works? Evidence-Based Ideas to Increase DEI
The 2020 guide to recruiting diverse talent
Which countries score the highest in terms of equal employment opportunity regulations?
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Diverse Insights: A conversation with Lori Nishiura Mackenzie
Applied Values: Champion the user
Demystifying the difference between recruiting and hiring
Applied Values: Trust is our Foundation
The business case for Applied
Employee Retention: How to reduce employee turnover by 16%
The truth about employee referrals: should you be using them?
How to retain the best employees through effective talent management
Employment law considerations when conducting an interview
Applied Values: Be curious and true to evidence
Improving workplace culture: How to build a happy and inclusive workplace
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Can I use blind hiring for senior roles?
Our guide to hiring the best salespeople
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6 Steps to seamless remote onboarding
7 Rapport-building tips for video interviews
Use this change management process for successful talent initiatives
03
5 Tips before you pilot anonymous hiring
Talent Sourcing and Headhunting: How to attract top talent
Careers page best practices: How to attract talent
Internal or external recruitment: Which is better?
How to recruit talent for a startup
How to advertise a job opening: 5 proven, cost-free methods
Recruitment or retention: Which is the most cost-effective post-COVID?
Churnin’ and burnin’: What is the cost of employee turnover?
Hiring metrics & reporting: your guide to data driven recruitment
Our Guide to the Best Recruitment Metrics
Here for the long-run: key strategies for retaining staff
What we’ve learned whilst hiring remotely
FREE Template: Here's our remote work survey
How to recruit talented employees in 2020
How much does it cost to hire an employee?
February 2020
My CV horror story: why I stopped hiring using CVs
5 hiring trends set to take 2020 by storm
4 Simple, no-nonsense steps to hiring your first developer
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