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How Blind Auditions Changed Corporate Hiring
In this episode of The Diversity Career Podcast, Lucas and Luna examine how blind auditions transformed orchestral hiring from a 1970s experiment into a modern corporate standard. They explore the data showing a thirty percent increase in female hires when candidate identity is removed, and discuss why many tech firms abandoned these practices despite proven results. The hosts analyze the psychological friction between efficiency and empathy in recruitment, asking whether removing names from resumes actually helps or hurts diverse candidates who rely on personal branding to overcome systemic…
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