Hiding ethnic-sounding names from resumes has no real bearing on who's picked from the pile of applications for jobs in the federal public service, according to a pilot project on blind hiring. The federal government launched the name-blind hiring pilot project last April to reduce bias in recruitment based on the names and ethnic origins of potential candidates. 17 departments participatedThe pilot project included 17 departments and 27 external hiring processes between April and October 2017. Scott Brison, president of the Treasury Board, said the government is working to build a more diverse federal public service. A 2011 study in the Australian Public Service found that de-identifying applications at the short-listing stage did not appear to help promote diversity.

Source: CBC News January 23, 2018 20:57 UTC