Topic
Bias
Articles on Bias from the CalHire team: verified skills, anonymous-first hiring, and documented hiring process.
What an AI bias audit actually measures
A bias audit is an outcome analysis, not a code review. What impact ratios are, what an audit cannot tell you, and how to read a summary you have been handed.
July 30, 2026
Blind hiring: what the evidence supports, and what it does not
Blind hiring has one of the cleanest natural experiments in labour economics behind it, and real limits. What it fixes, and what it cannot.
July 30, 2026
Dropping the degree requirement: what has to replace it
Removing a degree requirement without replacing the signal makes hiring more subjective, not less. What the degree was doing, and what to measure instead.
July 30, 2026
The four-fifths rule: how to test your hiring for adverse impact
The four-fifths rule is a rule of thumb, not a legal safe harbour. How to calculate it, where it misleads, and how to find the stage causing the disparity.
July 30, 2026
The biases that actually change hiring outcomes
Awareness training does not fix bias. A guide to the biases that measurably move hiring decisions, and the process change that neutralises each one.
July 30, 2026
Name-blind recruitment: the weakest form of blind hiring
Name-blind screening is the most adopted and least effective form of blind hiring. What a name signals, what survives redaction, and what to do instead.
July 30, 2026
NYC Local Law 144: a practical compliance checklist
Local Law 144 requires an annual independent bias audit, a published summary, and advance notice to candidates. What each obligation means operationally.
July 30, 2026
How to write a skills-based job description
Most job descriptions are a wish-list of proxies. How to write one around measurable skills, plus the wording that shrinks your applicant pool.
July 30, 2026
Why webcam proctoring is the wrong fix for assessment integrity
Webcam proctoring flags disabled candidates, people with darker skin and anyone without a private room. What it costs, and what to measure instead.
July 30, 2026
Why we deleted the résumé
The résumé rewards pedigree and is trivial to embellish. Here is the case for a verified, portable skills profile that proves what someone can actually do.
June 12, 2026