Course Highlights
This web-based inclusive interviewing course will:
- Define inclusive interviewing and explain its value as a tool for rapidly hiring diverse talent.
- Explain tactics for overcoming bias in the interview process.
- Outline steps for creating an equitable interview experience.
- Suggest methods for promoting the importance of inclusive interviewing within the organization.
Course Overview
With the growing recognition that diversity is essential to organizational success, many companies are reassessing their hiring practices to prioritize inclusivity and equity. “All Aboard: Inclusive Interviewing Tactics and Skills” is an instructor-led course designed to provide interviewers and hiring teams with practical tools and insights for conducting interviews that attract, assess, and welcome diverse talent.
This course introduces participants to strategies for fostering inclusivity within the interview panel and creating an interview experience that respects each candidate’s background and strengths. It also delves into the neuroscience of bias, exploring how our brain’s natural tendencies can interfere with objective decision-making. Participants will learn techniques to “calm the lizard brain” and “manage the monkey mind” — terms used to describe methods for reducing reactive, biased thinking — and will develop ways to incorporate bias interrupters at key points in the interview process. Additionally, the program covers methods to manage up and navigate situations when bias may be displayed by others on the interview team, as well as ways to authentically showcase the organization’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
By the end of this program, participants will be better equipped to lead and promote an inclusive interviewing process, creating a welcoming environment for all candidates and building a foundation for a more diverse and engaged workforce.
Program Objectives
At this program’s conclusion, participants should be able to:
- Give thoughtful attention to how underrepresented groups experience the interview process.
- Discuss three parts of the brain and how each affects listening, understanding, and objective decision-making.
- Apply tactics for “calming the lizard brain” and “managing the primate mind” to reduce bias.
- Practice techniques for interrupting bias during the interview process.
- Develop questions and approaches for addressing bias displayed by those in positions of greater authority.
- Follow guidelines for creating an impartial, standardized interview process.
- Discuss methods to communicate the authenticity of the organization’s commitment to diversity and inclusion.
- Honor diversity when acquiring, developing, and retaining a wide range of talent.
- Initiate a plan to drive diversity, equity, and inclusion within the organization’s interview practices.
Program Modules
- From Start to Finish: Perspectives on the Interview Experience
- Brain Basics: Biology and Bias
- Managing Up, Managing Sideways: Confronting Assumptions and Partiality
- Flattening the Curve: Building a Neutral Process
- Spreading the Word: Promoting the Practice
Target Audience
This virtual training program is designed for groups that want to:
- Improve inclusivity and reduce bias in their hiring practices.
- Equip hiring managers and interviewers with tools to create a fairer, more objective interview experience.
- Promote the organization’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion in talent acquisition.
Suggested Format
- Half-Day Virtual Training Course
Questions This Page Answers About Inclusive Interviewing
- Where can I find training to help our team conduct more inclusive interviews?
- What tools and techniques can interviewers use to reduce bias in the hiring process?
- How can we ensure that our interview process reflects our organization’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion?