"Crafting an unbiased interviewing process is an art rooted in understanding human psychology. Addressing this requires interviewers to undergo training, guiding them to pose essential, experience-based questions. The key to eliminating bias lies in standardizing the interview and assessment process, fostering fairness and equality in candidate evaluations."

In this episode of The Shape of Work podcast, prepare to be enthralled by our conversation with Kanika Bains, Vice President of Talent Acquisition at Edelman. Her journey from studying psychology to holding the reins of a marketing team and now acing the hiring game is truly an inspiration. With an extensive professional journey spanning nearly two decades, she boasts a wealth of experience garnered from diverse organizations such as Bennett Coleman and Co, Paytm, Reliance Brands, and more.

In this episode, Kanika advocates for role-based questioning over personal inquisitions and emphasizes the role data and analytics play in shaping recruitment strategies. She gives us a peek into how an Applicant Tracking System can help identify patterns and optimize the hiring process.

Episode Highlights

• Future of work and talent acquisition
• Importance of interview training to eliminate unconscious bias in the recruitment process
• Importance of using recruitment tracking systems to improve hiring outcomes and reduce costs
• Recruitment strategies and networking

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Produced by: Priya Bhatt
Podcast Host: Riddhi Agarwal

About Springworks:

Springworks is a fully-distributed HR technology organisation building tools and products to simplify recruitment, onboarding, employee engagement, and retention. The product stack from Springworks includes:

SpringVerify— B2B verification platform

EngageWith— employee recognition and rewards platform that enriches company culture

Trivia — a suite of real-time, fun, and interactive games platforms for remote/hybrid team-building

SpringRole — verified professional-profile platform backed by blockchain, and

SpringRecruit — a forever-free applicant tracking system.

Springworks prides itself on being an organisation focused on employee well-being and workplace culture, leading to a 4.8 rating on Glassdoor for the 200+ employee strength company.