Recruiting Biases: 10 Common Types

The average time it takes to fill a job is 36 days. About 24 of those 36 days are in the interviewing process. This leaves about 12 days recruiting candidates. With the pressure to make a good pick in this time, recruiters can have a bias they may not even be aware of. Some common biases include: contrasting the candidates to each other, comparing them with oneself, having inconsistent questioning between candidates, stereotyping, and even making first impression errors. Just by being aware that biases exist can help a recruiter a focus on the qualities they are looking for and interview more effectively.

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