How One Company Used Name-Blind Resumes to Fix Hiring Bias

Episode 34 of The Diversity Career Podcast explores how a global professional services firm eliminated names from resumes during initial screening, cutting interview-stage gender bias by 32% and ethnic minority callback disparities by 16% within 18 months. Lucas and Luna discuss the behavioral economics behind name bias, how the firm designed the program, the surprising resistance from hiring managers, and the data that eventually won them over. They also examine the limits of name-blind hiring—whether bias simply moves to later stages—and what companies can learn from the firm's transparency about both successes and failures. #NameBlindHiring #HiringBias #DEIBestPractices #ResumeScreening #BlindRecruitment #BehavioralEconomics #GenderEquity #RacialEquity #TalentAcquisition #HiringManagers #InterviewBias #DataDrivenDEI #DiversityCareerPodcast #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #Careers #Inclusion #UnderrepresentedProfessionals Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo