Question

What are the pros and cons of a blind interview process?

Answer 1

Blind hearing is actually removing any personal information in applications of job applicants. The personal information may be related to name and address or even colllege education details. This process is considered as scientific as it brings equity on table. As interviewer will only consider skills and knowledge but no race or even gender discrimination.

The Pros of Blind Hiring

Clearly, the fundamental advantage of Blind process employing is that all up-and-comers are decided by the very same components – the particular aptitudes and capacities that they bring to the table. Advocates note these different advantages:

1) Since, Blind hearing interviews are not subjected to personal information and display, they bring diversity to workplace. As people who hire might get individuals of different locality and race.

2) Since there is no scope for bias, and most of these blind interviews are done on telephonic. This process is hence more scientific as the selection process involves only consideration of the skills and knowledge one posses but no bias.

3) "Who do you know" question which is generally asked by many hiring managers is thus eliminated by this process.

The Cons of Blind Hiring

1) This may also lead to less diversified work place as recruiters are unaware of personal information, it is most likely that they might hire people from same background.

2) Work experience and type of company he worked before should be known for recruiter to evaluate the candidates experience and to see how he can link up to current organization. Hiding information about experience thus will make recruits ineffective

3) The referals process will be eliminated. Though referals process is completely bias but still the interviewing only referals provide greater advantage for recruiters as it might save them a lot of time.