LinkedIn’s new feature is tackling discrimination in recruiting

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There’s an ugly truth to the hiring landscape that job applicants are struggling against. And it’s that their name and their photo can cost them a job before their cover letter has even been read.

Over three-fourths of job seekers on LinkedIn expect to find diversity, equity and inclusion information on a company’s LinkedIn Page, according to the online job seeking platform. However, unconscious bias continues to pose a very real threat to fair and equitable recruiting — an issue they’re hoping to tackle with their blind resume offering, which includes a new “hide your face and photo” feature for recruiters.

Paola Peralta
Associate Editor

Paola Peralta is an Associate Editor at Employee Benefit News and has been with the team for five years. She is a proud UCF journalism graduate who got her start through a Dow Jones News Fund … Read full bio


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