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Could AI Help Remove Bias from Government Hiring Processes?
It is not a simple proposition, but the pandemic aftertimes, coupled with the novel use of some not-so-new technology, could provide an interesting test bed for hiring the right person for the right job as public agencies backfill open positions, all with the bonus of mitigating implicit bias against job candidates. As with most inflection points, the moment has a number of moving parts. Employers, including public agencies, are scrambling to figure the flavor of hybrid working setups that will meet with the least resistance from employees while supporting basic operations. The best-case scenario would be to put public employees closer to the people who need government services -- that probably is not the old office, but probably is not the employees' homes either. According to a Korn Ferry estimate, up to 40 percent of employees are contemplating a career change prompted at least in part by their pandemic experiences.