How Can We Have an Amicable and Respectful Conversation About Unconscious Bias?
I firmly believe unconscious bias affects us all. Racial bias hurts millions, but so does gender, affinity, and many others. I did a podcast a couple of years where we discussed how non-traditional names are often subject to bias when it’s time to interview job candidates. There are extensive and thorough studies showing ethnic names are subject to more bias.
Since that time, I have researched and continue to present in writing and speaking to bring awareness. Although I do not conduct several days of training, I do a short talk to help get the unconscious bias conversation started. More people want to know how can their company or school can start having discussions to defuse tension and bring teamwork.
On this page, I wanted to index some of my work on bringing awareness and solutions in starting productive ways to talk about unconscious bias.
Here are articles I’ve written on unconscious bias:
Career Pivot, 8 Ways Older Job Seekers Invite Age Unconscious Bias on Social Media
Recruiter.com, How Biases and Microaggressions Can Debilitate Job Seekers Before the Interview Even Begins
About Mark Anthony Dyson
I am the "The Voice of Job Seekers!" I offer compassionate career and job search advice as I hack and re-imagine the job search process. You need to be "the prescription to an employer's job description." You must be solution-oriented and work in positions in companies where you are the remedy. Your job search must be a lifestyle, and your career must be in front of you constantly. You can no longer shed your aspirations at the change seasons. There are strengths you have that need constant use and development. Be sure you sign up to download my E-Book, "421 Modern Job Search Tips 2021!" You can find my career advice and work in media outlets such as Forbes, Inc., Fast Company, Harvard Business Review, Glassdoor, and many other outlets.