Hello colleagues,
I hope this finds you well!
I am looking forward to co-facilitating the interactive professional development workshop (PDW) Accent Bias In Talent Assessment & Evaluation: Evidence, Risk, And Remediation (Session #22200) with Jason Randall on Sunday, August 2nd from 8:30-10 AM. In this PDW, which is sponsored by the DEI Division, we will discuss how organizations can proactively address accent bias in their talent assessment processes and reframe accents from a strengths-based perspective. There will be active exercises, group discussions, evidence-based recommendations, and background research presented from the International Journal of Selection and Assessment meta-analysis that preceded the development of this workshop.
We hope that attendees leave the session having had the opportunity to critically consider points in the selection process where accent bias might occur, recognize the value of accent diversity in their respective organizations, and consider actionable, evidence-based approaches to improve their organizations.
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know more about up-to-date research on the
prevalence of accent bias in employment interview evaluations
- Be more aware of the conditions that make accent bias more or less likely to occur in employment interviews, and what can be done to mitigate it
- Demonstrate best practice techniques to keep accent bias in check during talent assessment and evaluations
- Identify evidence-based practices or policies that organizations can use to minimize accent bias and augment their talent pool.
Prior iterations of this workshop have been presented to The City University of New York and the International Personnel Assessment Council.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Best,
Henri T. Maindidze, PhD
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Henri Maindidze
Portland State University
Portland OR
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