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It's time to ditch the CV: Why tech recruiters are changing how they hire:
More than half of recruiters are open to the idea of eliminating CVs from the hiring process in favour of an increase in skills-based assessments.
That's according to a survey conducted by developer hiring platform CodinGame and technical interview platform CoderPad, which found that recruiters are increasingly wary of the limitations of resumes and other traditional hiring techniques when trying to identify skilled candidates.
The survey argued that removing CVs from the hiring process would help open up the talent pool and make recruitment more diverse. Two-thirds (66%) of technology recruiters said bias is an issue in hiring, with resumes regarded as "a major contributory factor".
[...] Amanda Richardson, CEO of CoderPad, believes the hiring system is broken. "Part of what we're seeing is there are still companies that not only demand a computer science degree, they demand a computer science degree from one of five schools, or someone who's worked at one of five companies," Richardson tells ZDNet.
"No matter how you cut it...there just aren't that many bodies coming into the workforce. The opportunity to be smart about how you're recruiting, looking for skills and walking away from some of those traditional steps, is really a huge culture shift."
The argument for skills-based assessment tools centres on the idea that they remove bias in hiring by allowing employers to determine a candidate's suitability based on their performance alone, as opposed to any information contained within the candidate's CV that could influence a hiring manager's employment decisions.
Thanks to growing interest in coding and the proliferation of coding bootcamps, a computer science degree is no longer a prerequisite for a career in software development. That said, having a formal qualification certainly helps, and a number of major technology firms still insist on their employees having a fundamental grasp of programming theory.
"Both Stanford and MIT teach a class called 'How to Pass the Technical Interview' for credit," says Richardson.
"There's something broken in the world when you're taking a class on how to get the job at arguably the most highly qualified specialized schools in the country."
The good news is that, with technology jobs becoming increasingly platform-based, more companies are willing to hire candidates who can show aptitude in software tools, programming languages and frameworks used by the business.
(Score: 5, Interesting) by Beryllium Sphere (r) on Monday January 17 2022, @09:57PM (5 children)
Musicians applying for jobs audition behind an opaque screen so the decision makers are only influenced by the music.
After they started doing this, the number of women getting musician jobs jumped.
(Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Monday January 17 2022, @10:43PM
I feel like there's some sort of agenda in your comment... I can't put my finger on it, though.
(Score: 5, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Monday January 17 2022, @11:02PM (3 children)
Nowadays it seems blind auditions are coming under fire specifically because they work to prevent people from making hiring decisions based on race.
To Make Orchestras More Diverse, End Blind Auditions [nytimes.com] (archived [archive.vn])
(Score: 5, Insightful) by bradley13 on Tuesday January 18 2022, @10:07AM (2 children)
MLK wanted people to be judged by the content of their character rather than the color of their skin. Modern liberals are working hard to prevent that.
Everyone is somebody else's weirdo.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday January 18 2022, @01:57PM (1 child)
Yep, and he also was fighting for worker rights, which modern liberals have largely abandoned. Any time a civil rights leader of note starts organizing across such dividing lines, they get assassinated or framed for serious crimes. It's unfortunate how many people don't know what he was doing in Memphis the day he was assassinated.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday January 18 2022, @06:56PM
Conservatives need to stop taking crazy pills!