Avoiding Bias in Hiring - Update on 2020 sessions

Update: due to the COVID-19 pandemic, in-person training is postponed until after we return to campus.  Online training is being scheduled and new workshop date(s) will be posted soon in Employee Announcements and at the Avoiding Bias in Hiring(opens in new window) Webpage.  

During this overview of unconscious bias and its impact on the hiring process, you will be provided tools and strategies for ensuring that the best candidates apply and are hired for open positions. Time for discussion and opportunities to practice implementing the strategies are included in the workshop.

Workshop enrollees are encouraged to complete an online exercise in preparation for the workshop: Implicit Association Test (IAT) at Take A Test(opens in new window)

More information is available online.

Register:  canceled for April 15

Frequency: This course is due every four years

Instructors: Dr. Michelle Morris (Office of Diversity and Inclusion; and Faculty, Nutrition and Food Science) and Beverly Gentry (Manager, Professional Development)

Audience: Campus employees serving on, or responsible for, personnel selection committees. Targeted toward faculty and staff search committee chairs, as well as anyone interested in best practices regarding hiring the best candidate for an open position.

Sponsors: University Diversity Council, Office of Academic Personnel, Human Resources Service Center

Contact: Questions about this course should directed to HRSC Professional Development.