Grad recruitment moves with the times

Lawyers Weekly sits down with King & Wood Mallesons, one of our top Attraction Firms, to discuss how social media and blind CVs are shaking up graduate recruitment.

Stefanie Garber • 18 March 2016 • Video

King & Wood Mallesons executive director of people and development Linda Johnston talks about how new approaches to graduate recruitment are minimising unconscious bias and reaching new audiences.

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Minter Ellison was ranked second in Australia in the 2015 Lawyers Weekly Attraction Firm survey, which identifies the most desirable legal employers in the country.

BS Monday, 18 April 2016

There's also an excellent talent show where the judges face away from the contestants and turn around if they like them. Can't remember what it was called. The Face, I think it was called.

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Will Monday, 18 April 2016

Orchestras in Australia also audition for parts with applicant players located behind a screen. It eliminates bias and concentrates on ability, which is a correct driver for employing someone I think.

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Barrister Saturday, 16 April 2016

This is an excellent idea. Some European orchestras have applicants audition behind a screen, they discovered their diversity immediately increased. 

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Ingrates Friday, 15 April 2016

Blind CVS might work up to a point. Fact is a lot of those complaining about discrimination don't realise that there is usually a very good reason why they are discriminated against and it has nothing to do with background, gender or whatever. Our education system is so controlled by the Leftists maybe there is bias in how certain schools (which may be ethincaly dominated) are given special treatment in the interests of 'equality'. You see this idea can work both ways. How about we all take a number from kindergarten onwards not just after University.

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Edward Loong Tuesday, 29 March 2016

Blind CVs - what a splendid eye/dea!

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