Linnea Bywall (Alva Labs) - How to hire without CVs/Résumés, years of experience, or cover letters to get better candidates

We all know that getting the best people in the right positions is key to success in business. It's bad news then, that the latest research shows that hiring is broken. If you're a woman you need to submit 30% more applications to get to an interview. People of colour need to submit 50% more applications vs their white counterparts. Linnea Bywall is Head of People and Operations at Alva Labs - a platform helping businesses hire without the usual CVs, cover letters, and years of experience. Instead, candidates are anonymously assessed on their personality and talents, getting matched with roles accordingly.A trained psychologist and former NCAA athlete, Linnea brings fascinating insights into the world of HR, People and Culture. In this conversation we cover:Her radical athletics coach who inspired herHer background as a psychologist and how that informs her workHow identifying your purpose and what matters to you can give you the confidence to take risks and take a standHow from a psychological perspective, the idea of 'normal' is fading awayThe pressure of being in charge of hiring at a company that specialises in hiringHer best practice hiring process with no CVs, cover letters, or years of experienceBringing data into hiring to combat the unreliability of 'gut feel'How unconscious bias training is great for awareness but unlikely to create real change in company processesAlva Labs: https://www.alvalabs.ioLinnea on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/linneabywall/Rob on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-warren/Standing on Giants on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/standing-on-giants/Want to appear? Email [email protected]: ⁠standingongiants.com⁠