Background: A certain company has experienced significant growth and is actively hiring new

employees to support its expanding operations. However, recent data analysis has raised

concerns about potential bias in the company's hiring practices.

The company's HR team has noticed that candidates who graduated from prestigious universities

are more likely to be shortlisted for interviews and ultimately hired. This pattern has raised

concerns about potential bias, as candidates from less well-known institutions, even with

comparable skills and experiences, are not progressing in the hiring process. The HR team is

concerned that this bias may negatively impact the company's diversity and limit access to a

broader talent pool.

Instruction:

Imagine you have been hired as a management consultant by this company to address the

concerns raised by the HR team. In your role, you are tasked with designing strategies to mitigate

the observed bias in hiring practices.

What specific steps and policies would you recommend to the company to address the issue of

candidates from prestigious universities being favoured in the hiring process, potentially to the

detriment of diversity and access to a broader talent pool? Provide a comprehensive plan that

considers both short-term and long-term solutions.

In your response, please include in-text referencing

Please answer according to the format below:

Executive summary

Introduction

Strategies for assessing and mitigating bias in the current hiring process.

How to ensure a more diverse and inclusive candidate pool.

Methods for evaluating candidates that are not solely based on educational background.

The role of transparency, ethics, and fairness in the hiring process

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