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12/ Do you seek to have diversity in your interview process? 80% 8% Yes Don’t Know 12% No A n encouraging 80% of respondents seek to have diversity in their interview process. Over the past five years we have seen an increase in the use of mixed panels to improve outcomes for under-represented groups. Naturally everyone brings their personal biases into the process of evaluating candidates which is why it’s important to have interviewers from as wide a range of backgrounds as possible. From the candidate’s perspective, having a diverse interview panel or interview discussions with a range of different people, shows that you’re committed to valuing different opinions. It can help reduce the impact of Stereotype Threat - when people are at risk of living up to a negative stereotype about their group. For example, female candidates are more likely to accept a job if there is a woman on the interview panel. Casad & Bryant, University of Missouri-St. Louis, ‘Addressing Stereotype Threat is Critical to Diversity and Inclusion in Organizational Psychology’, 2016. www.invenias.com | [email protected] / 30