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Higher Standards for Hire: Algorithmic Bias in the Job Application Process

Despite the promise of objectivity in AI algorithms used in hiring, the technologies that are meant to prevent bias and increase diversity in the workforce are actually introducing more of it. In this research-based approach, Business Today writer Antonio Simental analyzes how this systematic issue stems from flawed datasets.

Spring 2020, Opinions, Print, TechnologyAntonio SimentalJanuary 19, 2021first, bias, hiring, candidate, technology, Artificial Intelligence, AI, algorith, diversity, human resources, employmennt, employment, career, internship, apply, gender, race, decision-making, data

Accelerating the Future Talent: Workspace Temporalities

The booming startup scene has also introduced concepts of interconnected work-life management that would have been unthinkable a decade ago. While part of this evolution is undoubtedly part of the regular adaptation of the workplace to modern expectations and technological advances, a different component and its place in the workspace has changed profoundly: time.

Spring 2020, Opinions, Print, Culture, CareersCarina BaeteJanuary 19, 2021r7, workspace, workforce, employment, job, office, technology, productivity, globalization, health, profession, global, burnout, mental health, stress, work, hours, maternity, maternity leave, leadership, women, retention, policy, maanagement, management

Demanding from On-Demand

“Quick and easy delivery” is the tagline of the so called On-Demand economy. However, with the speed with which these start-ups deliver their service, failure might inevitably be the outcome.