How a Blind Audition Doubled the Diversity of New Hires

In this episode of Hiring & Firing with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna explore how a mid-sized tech company eliminated names, schools, and photo from early resume screening and saw the diversity of their interview slate jump from 18% to 41% in one quarter. We walk through the exact process they used — anonymized application forms, a skills-based knockout quiz, and a structured rubric for the first phone screen — and discuss why most companies that try blind hiring abandon it within three months. The hosts also break down a 2024 study from the National Bureau of Economic Research that found blind auditions increased the probability that women would advance out of preliminary rounds by 25% in orchestra hiring, and explain the one pitfall that turns a fair process into a frustrating one for candidates. If you've ever wondered whether removing bias from hiring is actually practical for a small team, this episode gives you a concrete playbook and the data behind it. #BlindHiring #DiversityInHiring #ResumeScreening #UnconsciousBias #SkillsBasedHiring #StructuredInterviews #NBERStudy #OrchestraAudition #TechHiring #RecruitmentData #HiringProcess #AnonymizedResume #DiverseSlate #HiringMetrics #Business #HiringAndFiring #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo