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How does gender bias affect job applicants? Are your job descriptions restricting your talent pool? A 2011 study by the University of Waterloo (Canada) and Duke University (US) found that the language used in job adverts affects who applies for the roles. Job adverts for roles in male-dominated industries tend to use more male-coded words. And on average, women find job adverts less appealing when they use male-biased language. Removing this bias can have a positive effect on the number of applications from female candidates. The same isn’t true for female-coded words – they show no difference on applications across male- and female-dominated industries. What are male- and female-coded words? Male- and female-coded words are terms that reflect male and female stereotypes. For example, according to the research, “independent” is a word that tends to be associated with men, while "responsible" is usually associated with women. Or, for example, terms such as “master of” or “competitive” can carry gender-coded connotations likely to dissuade female candidates in fields of work where women are already underrepresented. How does the Gender Bias Decoder work? Using the original study, Totaljobs Group linguists and data experts have created a dictionary of male and female-coded words. They've also made a list of synonyms for the male-coded words, which can be either neutral or female-coded. By replacing male-biased language with our neutral or female-coded suggestions, your job advert will appeal to more people and generate more applications. Source: Danielle Gaucher, Justin Friesen, and Aaron C. Kay (2011), Evidence That Gendered Wording in Job Advertisements Exists and Sustains Gender Inequality (Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, July 2011, Vol 101(1), p109-128). Interested in learning more on how you can improve your company’s equity, diversity and inclusion policy and strategy? Let’s have a chat! #ED&I #hiring #x4lifesciences

Upskilling CV Evaluation: Promoting the Skills-First Shift... We’re currently witnessing a global transformation in hiring methodology: more and more companies are switching to a skills-first hiring process. This approach puts greater emphasis on the value of the CV/resume’s terminology, along with potential transferrable skills, both technical and soft; skills-first hiring doesn’t fixate on the academic merit of a job applicant, such as having a bachelor’s degree. We already know the benefits of this approach to hiring, such as increasing the female talent pool, diversifying generation demographics, and promoting occupational longevity. (LinkedIn Economic Graph, 2023). Time Dismantles Talent - Upskilling the CV Evaluation Process: Empowering and training those responsible for the initial CV-review contributes to a faster and more efficient hiring process. Time delays, such as confirming an applicant’s technical competency with a manager, contributes to missing out on top-notch talent! Please get in touch to find out more on upskilling hiring practices, and how you can shift to skills-first! #skillsfirst #hiring #lifesciences

Keywords Open Key Doors... We’re currently witnessing a global transformation in hiring methodology: more and more companies are switching to a skills-first hiring process. This approach puts greater emphasis on the value of the CV/resume’s terminology, along with potential transferable skills, both technical and soft; skills-first hiring doesn’t fixate on the academic merit of a job applicant, such as having a bachelor’s degree. We already know the benefits of this approach to hiring, such as increasing the female talent pool, diversifying generation demographics, and promoting occupational longevity. (LinkedIn Economic Graph, 2023). Key-Words' Role in Shifting to Skill-First Hiring: For companies, the adoption of a clear, consistent, and Keyword-led job description, dissimilar to the description of your company’s other openings will improve applicant compatibility. For applicants, terminology can be everything. Tailoring your CV to the description is nothing new, however, it’s important to emphasize any previous work experience’s transferability through keywords, and market-specific terms. Please get in touch to find out more on up-skilling hiring practices using terminology! #skillsfirst #hiring #lifesciences

Why we need Skills-First Hiring across Life Sciences-based industries... Skills-first hiring practices have been noted to increase the headcount in workers without a Medical/Healthcare-based bachelor’s degree by 17% (LinkedIn Economic Graph, 2023), vastly expanding the potential field of talented applicants. Please reach out for more information on skills-first hiring, and we'll set up a call! #skillsfirst #hiring #x4communications

Too many Teams meetings, too little time? Find out the best strategies for promoting efficient remote collaboration: https://lnkd.in/epafE-xd FileWave's Director of People & Workplace, and Podcaster, Stefan Berndt, talks remote solutions for promoting effective collaboration and communication at a global leader in UEM, ITAM, & MDM software. We hear insights on remote interview practices, what makes FileWave attractive for employees, along with strategies in remote teamwork, and how to build an OOO environment. In similar fashion to how FileWave®, a pioneer in unified management for devices and platforms, helps promote technical solutions in any environment, Stefan's role as Director of People & Workplace embodies this on a more human level. #x4talks #x4lifesciences #remotework

Are ‘shallow talent pools’ restricting your hiring capabilities? We’re currently witnessing a global transformation in hiring methodology: more and more companies are switching to a skills-first hiring process, prioritisng skills over academic merit. The recent LinkedIn 2023 Economic Graph study showed that skills-first approaches increase the talent pools for: Gen X Workers by 8.5x Millennial Workers by 9x Gen Z Workers by 10.3x Diversity in age helps create a dynamic working environment; encouraging different levels of experience and understanding also benefits an employee's career progression within a company, promoting opportunites for leading and managerial experience! What is skills-first? If interested in hearing more about skills-first, feel free to reach out and we'll set up a call. #skillsfirst #hiring #x4lifesciences

A exciting opportunity has opened up for a Clinical Site Manager based out of Miami, Florida! You would be responsible for the management of site clinical research activities including the direct supervision of Clinical Research Staff. Given the continued growth this company is going through, you would have ample opportunity to continue to progress in your career! Reach out via LinkedIn or at G.McKeating@x4lifesciences.com if you would like to discuss in more detail – I have plenty of availability to run through the details next week! #clinicaltrials #clinicalresearch #florida #clinicalsite

I have two great opportunities with growing Clinical Site Networks in Florida who are looking for experienced Clinical Research professionals to join their teams on a permanent basis! Clinical Research Coordinator - Onsite role based out of Orlando, preference will be give to those with a background in psychiatric trials Principal Investigator - Onsite role based in Miami, candidates must have MD or DO, Florida license and a Board Certification, ideally in Internal Medicine Please get in touch at g.mckeating@x4lifesciences.com with an updated version of your CV if you are interested or know anyone in your network who could be a good fit! #clinicaltrials #clinicalresearch #florida #psychiatry #internalmedicine

Interested in attracting and retaining top talent? Have a look over some top tips for engaging with the market’s best professionals: https://lnkd.in/g5PDTEpE FileWave's Director of People & Workplace, and Podcaster, Stefan Berndt, talks remote solutions for promoting effective collaboration and communication at a global leader in UEM, ITAM, & MDM software. We hear insights on remote interview practices, what makes FileWave attractive for employees, along with strategies in remote teamwork, and how to build an OOO environment. In similar fashion to how FileWave®, a pioneer in unified management for devices and platforms, helps promote technical solutions in any environment, Stefan's role as Director of People & Workplace embodies this on a more human level. #x4talks #x4lifesciences #remotework