Ready to Recruit: Unconscious Bias

Specialist social welfare solutions for everyone.Society Matters CIC is a social enterprise which mobilises knowledge, delivering tangible social value to achieve a fair society for all, with lives well lived.As the trading subsidiary of independent charity, Citizens Advice Gateshead, Society Matters CIC specialises in social welfare training, social action projects, and tailor-made solutions through a team of in-house experts.

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Interactive workshop to help teams recognise how unconscious bias can influence recruitment, workplace decisions and everyday interactions

This session supports organisations to understand how bias shows up in systems, behaviours and decision-making — and how to take practical steps to reduce its impact and create fairer, more inclusive workplaces.Participants will learn how to:<ul><li>Understand what unconscious bias is and how it develops</li><li>Recognise common types of unconscious bias and how they appear at work</li><li>Identify where bias can influence recruitment, interviews and selection decisions</li><li>Understand how bias affects performance reviews, progression and access to opportunities</li><li>Reflect on how assumptions and habits can shape workplace behaviour and culture</li><li>Apply practical strategies to reduce bias in interviews, meetings and decision-making</li></ul>The session is interactive and discussion-based, using real workplace examples and case studies to support reflection, learning and action.A Q&amp;A session at the end allows participants to explore challenges relevant to their own organisation._____<a href="https://www.societymatterscic.com/" title="https://www.societymatterscic.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Society Matters CIC</a> in partnership with the <a href="https://www.northeast-ca.gov.uk/" title="https://www.northeast-ca.gov.uk/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Northeast Combined Authority</a>, is delivering this workshop to help employers across the region strengthen the financial wellbeing of their workforce.Please note; this event is funded by the North East Combined Authority therefore only available to those whose business or organisation is located in the areas of Newcastle, Gateshead, Northumberland, North Tyneside, South Tyneside, Sunderland and Durham.

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